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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.

Elie Wiesel

Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Human Man Suffering Woman
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
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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Adult Choice Deserve Hope Ourselves Suffering Ugly Violence
Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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Children Family Guilty Kill
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Beautiful Love Myself Question Word
I was there when God was put on trial. At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than ‘guilty’. It means ‘He owes us something’. Then we went to pray.
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Death End God Guilty Himself Prayer Trial
Think higher, feel deeper.
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Deep Feeling High One Liner Thinking
Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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Cherish Definition Gratitude Happiness Humanity Myself
Be careful with words, they’re dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It’s up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
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Angel Care Dangerous Demon Myself Word
In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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Beginning Children Dangerous Faith Illusion Trust
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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Education Hate Repeat Violence
All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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Collection Faith Inferior Judgement Religion
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Feeling Myself Understand Writing
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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Ash Dreams Forget God Moments Murder
I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Future Myself Past
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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Exercise Himself Man Power Ultimate

In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.

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