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I think that human beings are capable of the worst things possible and they show that there were times, and there probably are times, that it is human to be inhuman.

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Elie Wiesel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: September 30
Died: 2016
Died: July 2
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I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes were open and I was alone - terribly alone in a world without God and without (hu)man(ity).
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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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