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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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The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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Face Human Important Philosophy Question
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.
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Acceptance Confirm Easy Justice Myself Stand
Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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Accountability Enough Human Leaving Problem
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.
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Betrayal Decision Life Myself Remember Story Survive
An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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Difference Human Suffering
Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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Life Meaning Obligation Ourselves Passive
I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Future Myself Past
A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Election God Official Person Religious
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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Change Life Protection World
My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Faith Life Myself Religious Wound
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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Change Destiny Human Ourselves Power
You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.
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God Mystery Oneself Religious Return Shaking
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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Difference Integrity Myself Person
Every moment is a new beginning.
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Beginning Moments Perspective Time
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

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