Every Jew, somewhere in his being, should set apart a zone of hate – healthy virile hate – for what the German personifies and for what persists in the German.
ELIE WIESELBut 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.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Better that one heart be broken a thousand times in the retelling, he has decided, if it means that a thousand other hearts need not be broken at all.
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I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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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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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.
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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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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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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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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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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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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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