There may be times when we are powerless to prevent
injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. We must take sides. Neutrality helps
the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the
tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when
human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become
irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race,
religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the
center of the universe.
Elie Wiesel
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