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Saying no to our boss, spouse, or mother when we need to say no changes us into someone who can say no when the need arises. But if we say yes when we should, we become someone who can only nod, even when it's obvious that it's time to say no. If you've ever wondered how perfectly ordinary, ordinary people were capable of the horrors of the Gulag guards, we now know the answer. When it was necessary for someone to say no, no one was able to.

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Saying no to our boss, spouse, or mother when we need to say no changes us into someone who can say no when the need arises. But if we say yes when we should, we become someone who can only nod, even when it's obvious that it's time to say no. If you've ever wondered how perfectly ordinary, ordinary people were capable of the horrors of the Gulag guards, we now know the answer. When it was necessary for someone to say no, no one was able to.

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Hungarian

"Ha nemet mondunk a főnökünknek, a házastársunknak vagy az anyánknak, amikor nemet kell mondanunk, akkor olyasvalakivé változunk, aki képes nemet mondani, ha úgy hozza a szükség. Ám ha igent mondunk, amikor nemet kellene, akkor olyasvalakivé válunk, aki csak bólogatni tud, még akkor is, ha teljesen nyilvánvaló, hogy ideje lenne nemet mondanunk. Ha valaha is eltűnődtünk azon, hogy a tökéletesen hétköznapi, rendes emberek hogyan voltak képesek a Gulag őreinek rémtetteire, akkor már tudjuk a választ. Mire égető szükség volt arra, hogy valaki nemet mondjon, már senki sem volt rá képes."

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