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    When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change anything when that energy is focused toward justice

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Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.

Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Indifference Quotes,
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Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks read more

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.

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Whatever the situation may be don't ever be cold to someone u care about... indifference and unanswerable question hurts more read more

Whatever the situation may be don't ever be cold to someone u care about... indifference and unanswerable question hurts more than angry words...

by Jerose Found in: Indifference Quotes,
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It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You read more

It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You heard about the Medicare actuary who was forced to fudge the numbers and lie to Congress to keep his job. You heard the falsified numbers in Iraq on everything from the cost of the war to the number of trained Iraqi troops to a slam dunk case for weapons of mass destruction. You heard about the administration sponsored fake newscasts to mislead people all across America.

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The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less read more

The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less likely to trust or take anything that is said in Washington seriously.

by Senator John Kerry Found in: Washington Quotes,
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It is only because the world looks on his talent with such a frightening indifference that the artist is compelled read more

It is only because the world looks on his talent with such a frightening indifference that the artist is compelled to make his talent important.

by James Baldwin Found in: Indifference Quotes,
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Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.

Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.

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Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many read more

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority in the minds of many American editors and publishers.

by Loren Ghiglione Found in: Indifference Quotes,
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And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody read more

And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody was amazed. Because what is going on that a senator doesn't act according to script, acts according to conscience, and everybody is taken aback?

by Senator John Kerry Found in: Washington Quotes,
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