Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
ELIE WIESELIn the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
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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Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Emphasis must be put on learning: there is no substitute to education. It can be briefly formulated in a few words: always, whatever you do in life, think higher and feel deeper.
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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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The most important question a human being has to face. What is it? The question, Why are we here?
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Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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Every single human being is a unique human being. And, therefore, it’s so criminal to do something to that human being, because he or she represents humanity.
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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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Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
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