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Peter Benenson Quotes

The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who "disappeared". That's what the candle is for.
Peter Benenson

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Type:
Lawyer Quotes
Category:
British Lawyer Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 31, 1921
Date of Death:
February 25, 2005
Nationality:
British
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