"""The work of one who has thought as well as suffered . . . A disquieting, moving, and thought-provoking book."" -- New York Times Book Review ""How could such a book speak so powerfully to our present moment? The short answer is that we, too, live in dark times, even if they are different and perhaps less dark, and Origins raises a set of fundamental questions about how tyranny can arise and the dangerous forms of inhumanity to which it can lead."" -- Jeffrey C. Isaac, Washington Post"