Suzy Kassem

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I once heard, “stand up for what is right, even if stand alone” by Suzy Kassem. What this means for me is to stand out for what you believe in no matter if people think you’re crazy. I also think of it as someone believes in something, but they need a group to do everything. I feel that it’s important to stand up for what you believe because many people don’t like a particular thing but don’t say anything so no one can do something or it could be the opposite if someone likes something. It’s also important because someone might like or hate something and say nothing so they can’t change what they believe in and affects them. If standing up for what you believe in is n't matter we, wouldn’t have boycotts or people wouldn’t show that

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