It may...be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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When you see someone about to be lost through the cowardice or inactivity of their supposed friends, you should be allowed to speak up in order to help that person.

Source: Frankenstein

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