The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves.
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war from Vietnam.
Who to speak for them if not Kerry? JOE FINAN We will speak for the books." ... "Like the Lorax?" "The Lorax speaks for the trees,"... PAUL ACAMPORA First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came ... MARTIN NIEMOELLER I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... thei... MALALA YOUSAFZAI Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from... THOMAS SOWELL Facts do not "speak for themselves." They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced ... THOMAS SOWELL First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Do not save your loving speeches for your friends till they are dead. Do not write them on their tom... ANNA CUMINS Do not save your loving speeches for your friends till they are dead. Do not write them on their tom... ANNA CUMMINS Do not save your loving speeches for your friends till they are dead. Do not write them on their tom... ANNA CUMMIN Those who speak of our culture as dead or dying have a quarrel with life, and I think they cannot un... MURIEL RUKEYSER Do not Speak for Anyone. Just let them know their Right to Speak. VINEET RAJ KAPOOR We want to help Odessa succeed. Our intent is to educate people, not so they can speak for us, but s... MARIO CONTRERAS We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for ... JOHN LEWIS Facts do not 'speak for themselves', they are read in the light of theory STEPHEN JAY GOULD The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is l... BARBARA KINGSOLVER In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselve... ERIC HEIDEN I met Jane Goodall and she suggested it. DAN WESTFALL I may win or lose this election, but I'll speak for those who can't speak for themselves and I will ... FREDDY FERRER First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. MARTIN NIEMOLLER There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw fr... BLAISE PASCAL I probably wouldn't have a big problem, but the Mexicans come here with their language you don't und... MIKE ARNOLD The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do i... BARBARA KINGSOLVER The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do i... SHANNON L. ALDER I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for mys... JENNIFER LOPEZ I think it's a very emotional issue because animals can't speak for themselves. These are people who... ELAINE HICKS We are the voice of wildlife. They can't speak for themselves. BRUCE MCCLOSKEY I think you can check out 'Monday Night Raw' and watch any 'U.S. Open Challenge,' an... JOHN CENA The fact, if they are there, speak for themselves. DAVID SEABURY They (children) often can't speak for themselves. JEANNE MARSH The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to wha... LOWELL THOMAS The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do i... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Speak of your circumstance without articulation for he who is eager to help can simply read between ... JECON B. NADELA What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me. CRAIG GROESCHEL In the Soviet Union you weren’t allowed to speak out against the government. In the US you cannot ... KALLE LASN People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous. CONFUCIUS On April 3, 2014, Jane Goodall turned 80. The iconic blond ponytail has gone gray, but the sparkle o... DAVID QUAMMEN The numbers speak for themselves. And the numbers speak in a very good way. DANTE SCALA We are struggling to get participation from family members and retirees so they can present their co... DENNIS MCMILLEN Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead ... HENRY WARD BEECHER The sisters and the people who work here do not speak through their Christianity or their religion. ... JANA BENNETT If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers. EDWARD F. HALIFAX If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers. SIR GEORGE SAVILE If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers GEORGE SAVILE The fact speak for themselves. DEMOSTHENES Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is ... TARIQ RAMADAN Within the LDP, there are now very few who speak out as loudly (for farmers) as in the past and the ... KAORU YOSANO Watch out for the dream killer or those who try to speak against what God has said. I make no apolog... ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE I can do more good doing what I?m doing right now. Besides, I?m having too much fun. This is great. ... RUSS DIAMOND In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who spe... CHARLIE TROTTER The main reason I say those racy or thought-provoking perspectives (is) I'm trying to provoke my stu... JAY BENNISH Do not speak ill of the dead. THE SEVEN SAGES Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist. MARTIN NIEMOLLER They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
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They are slaves w... JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best ... EVA MENDES The musicians today who don't do drugs and in fact speak out against it? "Rock Against Drugs?" BOY d... BILL HICKS Be warned: A person content to sit with you and criticize others will speak critically of you out of... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH For when they see the people swarm into the streets, and daily wet to the skin with rain, and yet ca... THOMAS MORE It's hard when you have things but lose them, it's even harder when you feel that you're being left ... GARY F EVANS... The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them. LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD In my opinion, anyone who claims to speak for God is probably talking out of the wrong end, anyway. MARTHA BROCKENBROUGH The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a langua... RICHARD RORTY Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves. JULIA MORGAN 'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide. JON CORZINE Right now, I hope it's out of everybody's mind, except when they do these interviews. JUSTIN HOLLAND With their virtues they want to scratch out the eyes of their enemies; and they elevate themselves o... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE I thought that I was the Warrior and Cersei was the Maid, but all the time she was the Stranger, ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves. BARNETT NEWMAN Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Felicity and Ann hunched over their ornaments as if they were... LIBBA BRAY Corner one of the hundreds of doctors who specialize in autism recovery, and they'll tell you st... JENNY MCCARTHY It's another instance of abuse of people who speak out against the government, for whatever reason. ... MICKEY SPIEGEL But language is malleable, and it is not always on the side of truth. This is something every writer... CAROLINA DE ROBERTIS You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not... ABU BAKAR BASHIR Death, especially violent death, will turn the meanest bastard in the world into a nice guy. Why is ... LAURELL K. HAMILTON For those who care about the poor, it is time to step up, speak out and join this national discussio... ANDREW YOUNG I just let my actions speak for themselves. I let my game do my talking. JAKE WEST I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine for freedom for mysel... CHARLES LENOX REMOND I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES He hit it with a hammer, and a sliver of metal came and hit him in the right eye. He had a pretty mi... BILL BECKER When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such ... JOHN ADAMS And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay, (they are) alive, but you do no... QURAN I'm not living the blues; I'm just singing for the women who think they can't speak out. Can't a man... ALBERTA HUNTER If the American people do not believe that what they collectively established in the White House is ... DEBORAH SIMPSON When beginning a conversation, ask the other person, “Do you have time to speak right now?” If t... SUSAN C. YOUNG Here we are in the state championships. This was not the time to be quiet. It's a time for everybody... HERMAN GOODEN No one represents their interests, here or in Mexico. They have to speak up and do it themselves. JONATHAN FOX One cannot speak about love for God and neighbor without having a standard of communication, respect... SUNDAY ADELAJA Speak to me, fair maid! Speak and do not go! What sorrows have your eyes inlaid With ... ALISON CROGGON The achievements speak for themselves, all too eloquently. MARC ABRAHAMS 'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against ge... JON CORZINE If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the first place. GEORGE SAVILE If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the first place. LORD HALIFAX He whose hands are clean does not like to hold an office; he who desires nothing cares not for bodil... CHANAKYA I hope people look at Georgia and say they have the guy who can lead them there, ... I hope when the... D.J. SHOCKLEY
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