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“There are ten times as many sex slaves transported around the globe today as agrarian slaves were transported in the 1790s.”

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Nicholas D. Kristof

Nicholas D. Kristof is an American journalist renowned for his in-depth investigative reporting. Born on April 27, 1959, he has won the Pulitzer Prize and has been a columnist for The New York Times. Kristof's reporting focuses on global poverty, human rights, and foreign policy issues, often sparking public attention to important social issues. more

“Smaug certainly looked asleep, almost dead and dark, with scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!”

Eye Left Dark Sleep Steps Red Caught Dragons Pretending Rays Unseen Tunnels Steam Entrances Left Eye

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“Humans feel deeply the suffering of their friends and allies and easily discount/dismiss the comparable experience of their enemies.”

Feels Humans Suffering Politics Enemy Allies Discounts

Author:Ray Kurzweil

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. I call on Congress today to act immediately, to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every school - and to do it now, to make sure that blanket of safety is in place when our children return to school in January.”