"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most that has made it possible for evil to triumph."
--Haile Selassie I
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One of my favorite quotes (as well as one of my favorite email sigs!)!!! Seems frighteningly appropriate more than ever these days does it not? A very VERY powerful statement!
I first ran across that snippet when doing research for a debate for my high school current affairs class WAY back in 1968 or '69. It's stuck with me ever since.
Here's another one that I think hits home as well:
"Peace cannot be bought with bullets, but it can be bought with bread."
--Julie Johnson, 1977
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