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Howard Zinn on Obedience

By: jé judson January 18, 2011August 10, 2024

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Elie Wiesel on Neutrality

By: jé judson January 17, 2011August 10, 2024

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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

Escrava Anastacia

By: jé judson October 15, 2009March 1, 2020

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I learned about Escrava Anastacia while in Canindé for the pilgrimage to pay respects to Saint Francis of Assisi. I ran across a statuette of her in one of the shops and was intrigued. Later, I looked up who she was. She’s respected on the level of a Saint even though she’s not officially a Saint…