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Quote by Elie Wiesel

“Simply because, one hand, there are the haters, The hater has power. All we can do is oppose it, or one becomes an accomplice.”

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Elie Wiesel

A renowned Jewish author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Elie Wiesel is known for his profound literary achievements and for recording and spreading the history of the Holocaust as a survivor. His works deeply reveal the terror of the Nazi Holocaust and the universal nature of human suffering. more

“It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment.”

Wells May Mean Reason Government Sin Answers Possibility Despair Pressure Punishment Indifference Resignation

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“My ambition really was, even as a child, to be a writer, a commentator, and a teacher, but a teacher of Talmud.”

Children Teacher Teaching Ambition Commentators My Ambition

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“Therefore, all my adult life, since I began my life as an author, or as a teacher, I always try to listen to the victim.”

Trying Teacher Teaching Adults Victim

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“I belong to a tradition that believes that the death of a single child is a blemish on creation.”

Believe Children Creation Tradition Single Child

Author:Elie Wiesel