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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

Elie Wiesel

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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Crime Human Humanity Represent
Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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Attitude Judgement Nation Refugee
The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence.
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Kill Philosophy Silence Word Wrong
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Beautiful Love Myself Question Word
Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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Children Family Guilty Kill
To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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Death Forget Kill Time
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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God Mystery Oneself Religious Return Shaking
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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Angry Faith God Lost Moments Myself Reason
To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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Different Greatness Silence Sin
Think higher, feel deeper.
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Deep Feeling High One Liner Thinking
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
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Himself Story Survive
My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Faith Life Myself Religious Wound
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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Better Country Inspirational Myself Start World
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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Acceptance Confirm Easy Justice Myself Stand

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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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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