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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.

Elie Wiesel

Bite 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.
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Angry Bite Cry Day Lips Wait
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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Acceptance Confirm Easy Justice Myself Stand
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
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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Failure Injustice Power Protest Time
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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Choice Freedom Myself Suffering
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Himself Story Survive
To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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Different Greatness Silence Sin
Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
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Attitude Judgement Nation Refugee
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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Feeling Myself Understand Writing
The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
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Allow Difference Hate Love Power
When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
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Gratitude Herself Humanity Missing Person
A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
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Election God Official Person Religious
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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Difference Integrity Myself Person
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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Adult Choice Deserve Hope Ourselves Suffering Ugly Violence
Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
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Life Meaning Obligation Ourselves Passive
Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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Help Oppression Side Victim

Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.

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