Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
ELIE WIESELThe opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering… The mission of the Jewish people has never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it more human.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.
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This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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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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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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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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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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