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Donald M. Payne: “In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012
In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey

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Don Payne emphasized the importance of speaking out against injustice.

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