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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Elie Wiesel

Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
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Himself Place Refugee Time
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Himself Story Survive
I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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Choice Freedom Myself Suffering
I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Future Myself Past
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Endurance Human Humiliation Myself Silence
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
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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Human Man Suffering Woman
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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Appearance Beautiful Contradiction Human Illegal Right Wrong
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Feeling Myself Understand Writing
Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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Help Oppression Side Victim
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
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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Beautiful Love Myself Question Word
Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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Forever Oneself Place Question
When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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Gratitude Herself Humanity Missing Person
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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Imagination Invention Memories Myself People Time
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

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

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