Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge.
ELIE WIESELBite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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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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Think higher, feel deeper.
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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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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Every moment is a new beginning.
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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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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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Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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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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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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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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