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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.

Elie Wiesel

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.
ELIE WIESEL

Death End God Guilty Himself Prayer Trial
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
ELIE WIESEL

Feeling Myself Understand Writing
Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
ELIE WIESEL

Himself Place Refugee Time
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
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Allow Difference Hate Love Power
Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Creation Darkness Light Possible
Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
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Baby Better Burn God Yourself
Every moment is a new beginning.
ELIE WIESEL

Beginning Moments Perspective Time
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
ELIE WIESEL

Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
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 WIESEL

Hate Health Persistence Religious
For us it’s not easy to be conformist, I cannot stand to be conformist, I don’t accept what it is, I like to say no. If I see an injustice I scream.
ELIE WIESEL

Acceptance Confirm Easy Justice Myself Stand
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
ELIE WIESEL

Despair Myself Rejection Remember Responsibility
My faith is a wounded faith, but my life is not without faith. I didn’t divorce God, but I’m quarrelling and arguing and questioning, it’s a wounded faith.
ELIE WIESEL

Divorce Faith God Life Myself Question Wound
In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
ELIE WIESEL

Face Right See Suffering
A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Election God Official Person Religious
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
ELIE WIESEL

Failure Injustice Power Protest Time

In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.

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