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the denial that such things ever happened, or could happen here,
or in the silent heart of one who looks upon another, and says, I --
I am better.
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+# Notes
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+Genocide is not a silent, hidden crime. This piece is a reflection on the way it unfolds over time, written following a circuit service for Holocaust Memorial Day. From the time a genocide is formally declared with criminal responsibility, it follows events backwards, drawing on the [ten stages of genocide](https://hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/what-is-genocide/the-ten-stages-of-genocide/) for some of the steps.
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