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Clive Stafford Smith, for his incredible work with the Reprieve charity.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Jill Nalder. Lydia West played her character in It’s a Sin. She was on the wards with nurses caring for patients who were dying [of Aids] when lots of people wouldn’t go near them.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗
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Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.
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