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U2 singer Bono, in a private meeting in June 2001 on the Hill in Washington, D.C., said this about helping the needy of the world:<\/p>\n\n

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What will really wake people up is when Sunday schools start making flags and getting out in the streets. Forget about the judgment of history. 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