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Elie Wiesel

" Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other. "

Peace , Remember

related quotes

" I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. "

Peace , Bystanders

" The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. "

Love

" Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe. "

Life

" There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. "

Philosophy , Freedom

" To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all. "

Sin , Silent

" Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. "

Bystanders , Remembrance

" 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 "

Memories , Bears

" Even in darkness it is possible to create light. "

Light , Positivity

" In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on. "

Giving , Order

" I still believe in man in spite of man. I believe in language even though it has been wounded, deformed, and perverted by the enemies of mankind. And I continue to cling to words because it is up to us to transform them into instruments of comprehension rather than contempt. It is up to us to choose whether we wish to use them to curse or to heal, to wound or to console. "

Sympathy

" 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 "

Teaching , Angel

" One person of integrity can make a difference. "

Integrity , Differences

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