Margaret Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, environmental activist and author of “The Blind Assassin” and other novels (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood ).
Margaret Atwood on the unacceptability of silence: “Powerlessness and silence go together. We…should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world’s reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used.”
[1]. Margaret Atwood quoted in Washingtonsblog, “5 reasons that corporate media coverage in pro-war”: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/12/5-reasons-that-corporate-media-coverage-is-pro-war.html .