One person of integrity can make a difference.
ELIE WIESELToday, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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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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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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you can do something. You can, even for one person Don’t turn away; help. Because those who suffer, often suffer not because of the person or the group that inflicts the suffering; they seem to suffer because nobody cares.
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Emphasis must be put on learning: there is no substitute to education. It can be briefly formulated in a few words: always, whatever you do in life, think higher and feel deeper.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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