Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
ELIE WIESELTo forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice.
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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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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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We are all teachers, or should be. Anyone who relays experience to another person is a teacher. Not to transmit your experience is to betray it.
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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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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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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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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.
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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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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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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?
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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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