A Quote by Elie Wiesel
Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.
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Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor - never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten.
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Trump is literally the epitome of evil, all the evils of this country - be it racism, capitalism, sexism, homophobia.
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