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Not to remember is not an option.


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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.



There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.



Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.



For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories



The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.



Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.



I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.



To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.



All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.



Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.





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When you think of it, people may rub elbows and still have an ocean or two between them.

When you think of it, people may rub elbows and still have an ocean or two between them.



Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish

Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish



Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.

Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.



You will know if you are on the right path when God directs your choices, not your spouse or significant other.

You will know if you are on the right path when God directs your choices, not your spouse or significant other.



I was raised with a sense of entrepreneurship - my father owned a roofing business, and I grew up with the idea that you never want someone telling you what you can and cannot do.

I was raised with a sense of entrepreneurship - my father owned a roofing business, and I grew up with the idea that you never want someone telling you what you can and cannot do.



I really love doing yoga. My main ritual is yoga. I do A LOT of yoga

I really love doing yoga. My main ritual is yoga. I do A LOT of yoga



It is now abundantly clear that the Clintons set up a business to profit from public office. They sold access and specific actions by and really for I guess the making of large amounts of money.

It is now abundantly clear that the Clintons set up a business to profit from public office. They sold access and specific actions by and really for I guess the making of large amounts of money.



But he has gone, A nation's memory and veneration, Among the radiant, ever venturing on, Somewhere, with morning, as such spirits will.

But he has gone, A nation's memory and veneration, Among the radiant, ever venturing on, Somewhere, with morning, as such spirits will.



To yield reverence to another, to hold ourselves and our lives at his disposal, is not slavery; often, it is the noblest state in which a man can live in this world.

To yield reverence to another, to hold ourselves and our lives at his disposal, is not slavery; often, it is the noblest state in which a man can live in this world.



I was a complete outsider in high school.

I was a complete outsider in high school.




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