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“To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”  ~ Nelson Mandela

“To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” ~ Nelson Mandela

by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | Human Rights Reflections from Sages of the Ages

I will never understand how it came to be that some people found other people inferior and undeserving.   I will never understand how – as human beings evolved – that it seemed like a good idea to deny other human beings their rights to...

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