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What does it mean?
Silence during injustice makes one complicit and guilty by omission.
In plain terms
Not speaking up against bad things makes you guilty too.
What can you take from it?
Speaking out against injustice is necessary to avoid complicity.

Where it applies

  • activism
  • workplace ethics
  • political protest

Putting it to work

  • speak up
  • report injustice
  • stand with others

Questions to consider

  • When have you stayed silent?
  • What stops you from speaking?

Another view

Some people cannot speak out due to safety risks.

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