For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories
ELIE WIESELFor 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.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
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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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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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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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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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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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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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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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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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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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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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I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
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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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