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Elie Wiesel Quotes

Biography: Elie Wiesel is renowned for his powerful memoir "Night," depicting his... more Biography: Elie Wiesel is renowned for his powerful memoir "Night," depicting his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust. Born in Romania in 1928, Wiesel survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Post-war, he became a vocal advocate for human rights, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his efforts to combat indifference and injustice. less

"For anything to change, someone has to start acting differently."

Tags: Motivation, Courage, Leadership, Change, Responsibility

"One person of integrity can make a difference"

Tags: Leadership, Change, Ethics, Responsibility, Integrity

"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope too can be given to one only by other human beings"

Tags: Relationships, Empathy, Compassion, Hope, Humanity

"For the dead and the living, we must bear witness"

Tags: Responsibility, Justice, History, Human rights, Honor

"In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are"

Tags: Perception, Identity, Belief, Society, Influence

"Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies"

Tags: Philosophy, Life, Empathy, Humanity, Existence

"Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere."

Tags: Empathy, Compassion, Social justice, Human rights, Solidarity

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future."

Tags: Identity, Future, Society, History, Memory

"Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another."

Tags: Love, Compassion, Hope, Humanity, Support

"What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander."

Tags: Empathy, Responsibility, Silence, Injustice, Indifference

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

Tags: Empathy, Justice, Human rights, Activism, Oppression

"No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them."

Tags: Unity, Equality, Social justice, Human rights, Tolerance

"Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant."

Tags: Compassion, Ethics, Social justice, Human rights, Activism

"Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty"

Tags: Resilience, Life lessons, Experience, Challenge, Overcoming

"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other"

Tags: Compassion, Humanity, Responsibility, Unity, Peace

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