No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?
ELIE WIESELIn the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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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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For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people’s memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.
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In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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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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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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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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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.
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An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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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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Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.
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I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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