Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
ELIE WIESELI don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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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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We are all teachers, or should be. Anyone who relays experience to another person is a teacher. Not to transmit your experience is to betray it.
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But where was I to start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I knew best, my own. But my country is so very large. I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself.
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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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The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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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 hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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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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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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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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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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