Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
ELIE WIESELAn indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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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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Think higher, feel deeper.
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The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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For us it’s not easy to be conformist, I cannot stand to be conformist, I don’t accept what it is, I like to say no. If I see an injustice I scream.
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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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In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
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But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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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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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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