"You think that your silence on certain topics,……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson

You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others to reserve judgement of you. Far otherwise; your silence utters very loud: you have no oracle to speak, no wisdom to offer, and your fellow men have learned that you cannot help them. Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice? We would be well to do likewise."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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