We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.
ELIE WIESELOnly the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
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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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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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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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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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Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.
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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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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.
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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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Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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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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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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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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