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Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.
Elie Wiesel
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Elie Wiesel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 30
Died: 2016
Died: July 2
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Weapons means killing. Weapons is ah, I'm simply sensitive to the word.
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A voice behind me asked, Where is God? Where is He? Where can He be now? and a voice within me answered: Where? Here He is - He has been hanged here, on these gallows.
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The Holocaust is a sacred subject. One should take off one's shoes when entering its domain, one should tremble each time one pronounces the word.
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I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.
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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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Tibet's a tragedy. It's an insult to human decency.
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