Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
ELIE WIESELNo 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?
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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.
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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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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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All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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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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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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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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This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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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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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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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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For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people’s memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.
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Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
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