Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
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“For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”
(CREDIT: "Night" by Elie Wiesel, first book originally published in 1958 - access to quote online via goodreads.com)
"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."
(CREDIT: The Nobel Peace Prize 1986 - Acceptance Speech)
"Indifference to me, is the epitome of evil. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies."
(CREDIT: Interview with Alvin P. Sanoff, “One Must Not Forget,” U.S. News & World Report, October 27, 1986, 68.)
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
"Peace is our gift to each other."
(CREDIT: Nobel Lecture - Hope, Despair and Memory - December, 11 1986)
"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude."
(CREDIT: "Night" by Elie Wiesel, first book originally published in 1958 - access to quote online via goodreads.com)
"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."
(CREDIT: The Nobel Peace Prize 1986 - Acceptance Speech)
"Indifference to me, is the epitome of evil. The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies."
(CREDIT: Interview with Alvin P. Sanoff, “One Must Not Forget,” U.S. News & World Report, October 27, 1986, 68.)
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
"Peace is our gift to each other."
(CREDIT: Nobel Lecture - Hope, Despair and Memory - December, 11 1986)
"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude."
(CREDIT: Interview with O! The Oprah Magazine, Nov. 2000 - actual quote on page 2)
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For more information on "Night": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_(book)For more quotes:
- https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Elie_Wiesel
- https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q=Elie+Wiesel+Quotes
- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/elie-wiesel-quotes-survival-spirituality-humanity-article-1.2697132
- http://time.com/4392252/elie-wiesel-dead-best-quotes/
- Reference to "Have You Learned The Most Important Lesson Of All?" by Elie Wiesel
- NOTE: This page was compiled and edited on behalf of Elie Wiesel.
- "We Choose Honor" by Elie Wiesel (via Parents Magazine, Sep. 2001)
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