I've still got to do something to help, however tiny it is. I always think of the old Hebrew saying, which is translated roughly into, 'He who saves one life saves the world,' because it's pretty ghastly to think of all the people we're not saving.
Interpretation
Every small action to help others is valuable, especially when considering the impact of saving a single life.
In this quote, Vanessa Redgrave emphasizes the importance of taking action, no matter how small, to make a positive difference in the world. She references a profound Hebrew saying that equates saving one life with saving the entire world, highlighting the gravity of each individual's contribution to the greater good and the moral responsibility to help others.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one might say, 'I've still got to do something to help, however tiny it is.'
There is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States-every man, woman, and child-is in action, and will be privileged to remain in action throughout this war. That front is right here at home, in our daily lives, and in our daily tasks.
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
Strength is one of those things you're supposed to have. You don't feel that you have it at the time you're going through it.
When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term.
We want to go in for suffering, and there may be torture. If we put the women in front the Government may hesitate to inflict on us all the penalty that they might otherwise inflict.
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