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It’s not a moral thing, like a duty, but there’s so much injustice that you have to speak out; it comes from the heart.
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The speaker says that speaking out against injustice is not experienced as a formal duty or moral rule. Instead, the amount of injustice makes silence feel impossible, and the response comes from a sincere inner feeling. The quote presents protest as something heartfelt and necessary, rather than an obligation imposed from outside.
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