To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice.
ELIE WIESELToday, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.
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Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
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There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.
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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
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Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
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Every single human being is a unique human being. And, therefore, it’s so criminal to do something to that human being, because he or she represents humanity.
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