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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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 have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.
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My students are very special. They are my source of pride, my source of joy, my source of hope. I am terribly fond of my students.
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Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to life as long as God himself
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When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.
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Man prefers to blame himself for all possible sins and crimes rather than come to the conclusion that God is capable of the most flagrant injustice. I still blush every time I think of the way God makes fun of human beings, his favorite toys.
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