"To this day, there are those who insist the Holocaust never happened, who perpetrate every form of intolerance -- racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, and more -- hatred that degrades its victim and diminishes us all," he said. "Today and every day we have an opportunity, as well as an obligation, to confront these scourges. To fight the impulse to turn the channel when we see images that disturb us, or wrap ourselves in the false comforts that others' sufferings are not our own…"
President Obama at National Holocaust Museum's Days of Remembrance this past Thursday
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5 comments:
Great quote
Amen.
As always an amazing speech. But will it translate into policy? That is the prime question.
Ah...remember the days when the president couldn't even pronounce the word "nuclear"? :)
It feels so good to have a president to be proud of!
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