Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011) American pathologist, euthanasia activist
Quoted in "Between the dying and the dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's life and the battle to Legalize Euthanasia" - Page 247 - by Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie - 2006
2000s, 2006
“Silence is most powerful. Speech is always less powerful than silence.”
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