The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread. When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop! "When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.Bertolt Brecht
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Over the course of history, people have had to put up with a lot of suffering and bullying. But they didn't keep quiet. They raised their voices and said, "Stop this abuse!" or "This is wrong!" or "We won't put up with this anymore!" When we see suffering and injustice happening, we must speak out and do what we can to stop it. We must fight for human rights and justice.
Source: Selected Poems
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