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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
Novelist
Philosopher
Political Activist
Professor
Translator
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Writer
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When adults wage war, children perish.
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Whenever an angel says Be not afraid! you'd better start worrying. A big assignment is on the way.
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I shall always remember that smile. From what world did it come from?
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The sins I regret the most are the one's I didn't commit.
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'Indifference to evil is equal to evil' because it strengthens people.
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He wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming out base instincts, of killing the Satan within ourselves. We have no right to despair. And if he punishes us mercilessly, it is a sign that He loves us that much more.
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Perhaps some day someone will explain how, on the level of man, Auschwitz was possible but on the level of God, it will forever remain the most disturbing of mysteries.
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The Jewish tradition of learning-is learning. Adam chose knowledge instead of immortality.
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The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
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I don't think I should accept other people's suffering because I suffered. Just the opposite, because I suffered I don't want others to suffer.
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What would the future of man be if it were devoid of memory?
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