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The Amnesty Candle |
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When I first lit the Amnesty candle, I had in
mind the old Chinese proverb, 'It's better to light a candle than curse the
darkness.' - Peter Benenson, founder of
Amnesty International
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Once, the concentration
camps and hellholes of the world were in darkness. Now they're lit by the light
of the Amnesty candle, a candle in barbed wire...
- Peter Benenson, founder of
Amnesty International
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It's the single spark of
light in darkness. The darkness is huge, but with just this one spark of light,
then you can see a little bit, and you have hope ... that's what Amnesty is.
-- Hafsat Abiola, daughter of Nigerian former political prisoner Moshood Abiola
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Amnesty International's
symbol is a candle in barbed wire. After a quarter century of defending the
rights of the persecuted around the world, it has become the essence of that
symbol -- a candle of freedom and hope in the dark face of repression.
-- Voice of America editorial, broadcast on May 28, 1986, the 25th anniversary
of AI
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