Quotes by Daniel Roselle

“But the more I thought about the questions, the more contradictions I saw in the leaders answers. It was a semantic song and dance.”

“[In 2003 the brothers learned that community college students with high GPAs could apply to transfer into the UC system. Angelo went first, to UCLA, where he will graduate this spring. Josh followed in his footsteps to UCLA this fall. Daniel decided to head north. Leaving his brothers in Los Angeles was hard, but] UC Berkeley has always held a special attraction for me, ... It has such a storied history, and I like how the university looks at the world from a humanitarian and activist viewpoint. It also has a good history department.”

“But I will always be attached to this kind of work pro bono. I am not going to just walk away.”

“[The Family] said that if I left, at best Id end up working at McDonalds, at worst Id be a heroin addict and end up on the streets, ... But you know, thats what they set us up for. We received no education and were allowed few contacts on the outside.”

“The Family will never appear with me on TV,”

“They didnt start out bad. At some point they surrendered their critical thinking skills to Berg, who was a pedophile and a dirty old man. Unfortunately for me my parents signed on to his religion. So they believe heaven is in the moon whatever, have it your way. But you shouldnt abuse kids, work them like slaves and have sex with them.”

“[The still-nascent Safe Passage intends to advocate for the rights of such children, as well as support those who choose to exit HDOs for the outside world.] Suppose youre 15 and youre part of the Family in India but you want out, ... You say you have relatives in the United States but no way to get to them well, well get you a plane ticket.”

“I think that accepting things on faith without any proof can be cool, but it can also lead to damage. Sometimes religion can be a crutch, and sometimes it can help people. As the Bible says, By their fruits ye shall know them. If the results are good, fine. But if a religion results in people getting hurt, I have a problem with it.”

“Suppose youre 15 and youre part of the Family in India but you want out. You say you have relatives in the United States but no way to get to them well, well get you a plane ticket.”

“UC Berkeley has always held a special attraction for me. It has such a storied history, and I like how the university looks at the world from a humanitarian and activist viewpoint. It also has a good history department.”