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Letter "P" » Peter Benenson Quotes
«Once the concentration camps and the hell-holes of the world were in darkness. Now they are lit by the light of the Amnesty candle; the candle in barbed wire. When I first lit the Amnesty candle, I had in mind the old Chinese proverb: 'Better light a candle than curse the darkness.'»
Author: Peter Benenson
«Those who today still feel a sense of impotence can do something: they can support Amnesty International. They can help it to stand up for freedom and justice.»
Author: Peter Benenson
«It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the world, but to governments - and that's what matters.»
Author: Peter Benenson
«Open your newspaper - any day of the week - and you will find a report from somewhere in the world of someone being imprisoned, tortured or executed because his opinions or religion are unacceptable to his government.»
Author: Peter Benenson
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