Ocupation: Professor
Life: b. September 30, 1928
Birthday: September 30
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
source: Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 11 Dec. 1986
topic: Peace, History, Silence, Darfur, Sounds Of Silence, Tormented Souls, Breaking Silence, Net Neutrality, Holocaust Memorial, Human Cruelty