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You shouldn’t act as a spokesperson for someone who’s trying to impose his will on you.
Elie Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 30
Died: 2016
Died: July 2
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I do not deal with the text [of the Bible] scientifically. I read it, I'm interested in its layers of meaning, but my relation to it is much more an emotional one.
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Next to him lay his violin, trampled, an eerily poignant little corpse.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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