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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

Elie Wiesel

In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
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Face Right See Suffering
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Human Man Suffering Woman
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
But 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.
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Better Country Inspirational Myself Start World
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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Adult Choice Deserve Hope Ourselves Suffering Ugly Violence
Think higher, feel deeper.
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Deep Feeling High One Liner Thinking
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
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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Failure Injustice Power Protest Time
All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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Collection Faith Inferior Judgement Religion
Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.
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Desire Ideas Memories People Shadow Surround Thinking Truth
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
Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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Help Oppression Side Victim
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.
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Dreams Future Hope Live Man Reflection
A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering… The mission of the Jewish people has never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it more human.
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Human Mission Pain People Religion Suffering
This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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Pain Prayer Role Tears Writing
Every moment is a new beginning.
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Beginning Moments Perspective Time

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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