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Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence.

Samantha Power

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Samantha Power
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 21
Diplomat
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London
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Samantha Jane Power
Samantha J. Power
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