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{
"time": "2010-06-15 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Mario Silva (Davenport, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2043235\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, for 21 days, beginning on June 17, 1940, Portugal's consul general in the French city of Bordeaux issued visas to over 30,000 refugees fleeing the Nazis, in defiance of his own government's orders and at great personal sacrifice. His courage and commitment to conscience saved those who would have otherwise perished and gave life to their descendants who today live in all corners of the world.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043236\" data-originallang=\"en\">When asked about his decision, he would answer, \u201cI would rather stand with God against man than stand with man against God\u201d. In Israel, Aristides de Sousa Mendes is known by the revered title, \u201cRighteous Gentile\u201d. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043237\" data-originallang=\"en\">The same courage and commitment was shown by the Brazilian diplomat Luiz Martins de Sousa Dantas. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043238\" data-originallang=\"en\">I encourage all parliamentarians to recognize this devotion to conscience by supporting my motion to designate June 17 each year a day of conscience, consistent with the international efforts of Joao Crisostomo.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2043235\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, pendant 21 jours, \u00e0 compter du 17 juin 1940, le consul g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Portugal dans la ville fran\u00e7aise de Bordeaux a d\u00e9livr\u00e9 des visas \u00e0 plus de 30 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s qui fuyaient les nazis. En agissant ainsi, il a d\u00e9sob\u00e9i \u00e0 son propre gouvernement et a d\u00fb payer un lourd tribut personnel. Son courage et sa grande conscience morale ont permis de sauver la vie de personnes qui, autrement, auraient p\u00e9ri. Les descendants de ces personnes sont maintenant \u00e9parpill\u00e9s un peu partout dans le monde.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043236\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lorsqu'on lui a demand\u00e9 d'expliquer sa d\u00e9cision, il a r\u00e9pondu qu'il pr\u00e9f\u00e9rait \u00eatre du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de Dieu contre les hommes, plut\u00f4t que l'inverse. En Isra\u00ebl, Aristides de Sousa Mendes est v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 sous le titre de \u00ab Gentil vertueux \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043237\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le diplomate br\u00e9silien Luiz Martins de Sousa Dantas a fait preuve du m\u00eame courage et du m\u00eame d\u00e9vouement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2043238\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'encourage tous les parlementaires \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre cet attachement \u00e0 la conscience morale en appuyant ma motion visant \u00e0 faire d\u00e9clarer le 17 juin \u00ab jour de la conscience \u00bb, conform\u00e9ment aux efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale par Joao Crisostomo.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/6/15/mario-silva-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mario-silva/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1357/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3234479",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Day of Conscience",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/6/15/",
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}