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It is by his freedom that a man knows himself, by his sovereignty over his own life that a man measures himself.

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Elie Wiesel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 30
Died: 2016
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
Humanist
Journalist
Judaic Scholar
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Philosopher
Political Activist
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