"In 1943, [[Lemkin]] changed history by coining the word “genocide” to describe **the systematic, intentional destruction of a race of people**. Just as [[Thomas Clarkson]]’s powerful images of the slave trade irrevocably changed public perception, so too did this word— added to [[Merriam-Webster]]’s dictionary in 1950— **change the moral arc of the universe**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[leadership]], [[personal-values]], [[semantic-creep]] **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]