What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
ELIE WIESELA 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.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.
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One person of integrity can make a difference.
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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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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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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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There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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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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Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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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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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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