On a visit Friday to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial located in Jerusalem, President Barack Obama emphasized the “choice” people face when confronted with evil.
“We have a choice to acquiesce to evil or make real our solemn vow — never again,” Obama said, according to a White House pool report. “We have the choice to ignore what happens to others or to act on behalf of others.”
Obama also stressed the importance of instilling compassion in younger generations.
“Out sons and daughters are not born to hate,” he said. “They are taught to hate. Let us fill their young hearts with the same understanding and compassion that we hope others have for us.”
