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The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America.

~Adam Schiff

Topics: America Armenian Armenian Genocide Fabric Genocide Legacy Woven

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Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally.

~Adam Schiff

Topics: Afford Ally Argue Become Cannot Even Genocide More Now Offend Our Problematic Recognition Sensibility Some States Terrorism Turkish United United States War World

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So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.

~Adam Schiff

Topics: All Nations Call Deliberate Genocide Let Us Light Million Million People Minimize Moral Nations People Shine Us Victory

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Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

~Alcee Hastings

Topics: Commitment Community Convention Crime End Genocide International International Community Made Nations Nearly Prevention Punishment Put United United Nations Years Years Ago

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On my father's side, I'm descended from immigrants, one of whom was a Syrian refugee from the Armenian genocide, and my mother was an immigrant from Germany whose visa had expired and, for a year and change, was undocumented here in the U.S.

~Alexis Ohanian

Topics: Armenian Armenian Genocide Change Descended Expired Father Genocide Germany Had Here Immigrant Immigrants Mother Refugee Side Syrian Visa Whom Whose Year

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The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century.

~Allyson Schwartz

Topics: Century Confront End Evil Fails Far Genocide Go Heed How How Far Lessons Stand Stand Up Taught Time Up Us Will World 20Th Century 21St Century

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It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage.

~Alveda King

Topics: Between Continuity Destroy Generations Genocide Guarantees Institution Man Marriage Proven Sacred Strongest Want Woman

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Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social and political discrimination.

~Andrea Dworkin

Topics: Begins Biological Classes Conviction Discrimination Distinction Genocide However Political Sanction Social

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'Avatar' imaginatively revisits the crime scene of white America's foundational act of genocide, in which entire native tribes and civilizations were wiped out by European immigrants to the American continent.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: Act America American Avatar Civilizations Continent Crime Entire European Foundational Genocide Immigrants Native Out Scene Tribes Were Which White Wiped

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You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten.

~Atom Egoyan

Topics: About Armenian Armenian Genocide Been Compelling Denial Forgotten Genocide Holocaust How Marginal Most Part Really Talk You

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