To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
ELIE WIESELEternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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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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In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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Think higher, feel deeper.
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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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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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To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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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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