The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence.
ELIE WIESELHuman beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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For 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.
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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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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
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I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.
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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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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
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Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
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Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
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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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Every Jew, somewhere in his being, should set apart a zone of hate – healthy virile hate – for what the German personifies and for what persists in the German.
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Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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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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