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.
ELIE WIESELNever shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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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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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 swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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Think higher, feel deeper.
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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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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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Mankind must remember that peace is not God’s gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
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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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Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
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When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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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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A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
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