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Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.

Elie Wiesel

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
We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
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Believe God Illusion Man Spark
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.
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Death End God Guilty Himself Prayer Trial
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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Exercise Himself Man Power Ultimate
Be careful with words, they’re dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It’s up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
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Angel Care Dangerous Demon Myself Word
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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Angry Bite Cry Day Lips Wait
To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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Death Forget Kill Time
Every moment is a new beginning.
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Beginning Moments Perspective 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 swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Endurance Human Humiliation Myself Silence
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
Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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Accountability Enough Human Leaving Problem
Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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Help Oppression Side Victim
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
Just as man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.
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Dreams Future Hope Live Man Reflection
In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
ELIE WIESEL

Beautiful Love Myself Question Word

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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