"It is very difficult for people to believe the simple fact that every persecutor was once a victim. Yet it should be very obvious that someone who was allowed to feel free and strong from childhood does not have the need to humiliate another person"

This quote by Alice Miller talks to the idea that those who are criminals of violence and oppression were when victims themselves. It is tough for people to accept this truth, as it indicates that the criminal was as soon as susceptible and powerless. However, Miller suggests that it needs to be apparent that those who have been enabled to do not hesitate and strong from childhood do not have the need to oppress others. This implies that those who are criminals of violence and oppression have actually experienced some type of injury or oppression in their own lives, and are now acting out their own pain and suffering onto others. Miller's quote talks to the significance of understanding the origin of violence and injustice, and the requirement to resolve these problems in order to develop a more fair and simply society.