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Chris Smith: “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Quoting Elie Wiesel on the need to speak out against oppression.

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