What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
ELIE WIESELWe believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman
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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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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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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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The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence.
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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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Every moment is a new beginning.
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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
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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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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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