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The Amnesty Candle
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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
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