Stevie Smith (1902-71)

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Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970), British philosopher and pacifist

Leon Trotsky (1879-1940 )
Russian revolutionary

Stevie Smith (1902-71)
British poet

Nelson Mandela (1918- )
Powerful words from South Africa’s first black President

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
A speechmark on fascism

Elie Wiesel (born 1928)
A quote from his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech