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I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.

Malala Yousafzai
Two, Waiting, Speak
Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2014.
I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.