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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

Elie Wiesel

Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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Gift God Kind Man Ourselves Peace Remember
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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Difference Integrity Myself Person
Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
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Baby Better Burn God Yourself
Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Creation Darkness Light Possible
I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
ELIE WIESEL

Memories Myself Obsession People Remember Resilience
Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
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Angry Bite Cry Day Lips Wait
Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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Accountability Enough Human Leaving Problem
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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Change Life Protection World
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Human Man Suffering Woman
The 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.
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Allow Difference Hate Love Power
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
ELIE WIESEL

Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
ELIE WIESEL

Pain Prayer Role Tears Writing
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
Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
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Himself Place Refugee Time
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
ELIE WIESEL

Ash Dreams Forget God Moments Murder
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.
ELIE WIESEL

Acceptance Confirm Easy Justice Myself Stand

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

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