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We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Encourages Helps Must Neutrality Never Oppressor Sides Silence Take Tormented Victim

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Fail Injustice May Must Never Powerless Prevent Protest Time Times

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Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Civilization Culture Future Memory No Future Society Without Would

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The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Hate Indifference Love Love Is Opposite

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For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Each Each Time Every Feel Grace Gratitude Heart Her His Hour Look Me Meet Smile Someone Time I Feel I Can

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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.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Also Beings Deeds Desires Follow Ideas Impulses Memories Most Objects People Precede Shadows Surround Think Truth Truth Is Words

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Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone - and, ultimately, hating himself or herself.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: End Everyone Group Hates Hating Herself Himself Someone Ultimately Up Who Will

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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Because Despair Duty Reject Remember I Remember

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Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Epitome Evil Indifference Me

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Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Because Become Center Men Men And Women Moment Must Persecuted Place Political Political Views Race Religion Universe Views Wherever Women Women Are

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: September 30th, 1928

Died: July 2nd, 2016

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