Eliezer Wiesel
Born: 30 September 1928, Sighet, Transylvania, Kingdom of Romania
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- A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent. Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, it is our gift to each other. permalink
Elie Wiesel - "Hope, Despair, and Memory", Nobel Lecture (11 December 1986) - Always question those who are certain of what they are saying. permalink
Elie Wiesel - As long as one dissident is in prison, our freedom will not be true. As long as one child is hungry, our lives will be filled with anguish and shame. permalink
Elie Wiesel - Nobel acceptence speech (10 December 1986) - Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. permalink
Elie Wiesel - "Hope, Despair, and Memory", Nobel Lecture (11 December 1986) - But where shall I start? The world is so vast, I shall start with the country I know best, my own. But my country is so very large, I had better start with my town. But my town, too, is large. I had best start with my street. No, my home. No, my family. Never mind, I shall start with myself. permalink
Elie Wiesel - For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. permalink
Elie Wiesel - interview in O: The Oprah Magazine (November 2000) - For us, forgetting was never an option. Remembering is a noble and necessary act. permalink
Elie Wiesel - "Hope, Despair, and Memory", Nobel Lecture (11 December 1986) - I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. permalink
Elie Wiesel - International Herald Tribune (15 September 1992) - I had anger but never hate. Before the war, I was too busy studying to hate. After the war, I thought, What's the use? To hate would be to reduce myself. permalink
Elie Wiesel - interview in O: The Oprah Magazine (November 2000) - I have one request: May I never use my reason against truth. permalink
Elie Wiesel - If anything can, it is memory that will save humanity. For me, hope without memory is like memory without hope. permalink
Elie Wiesel - "Hope, Despair, and Memory", Nobel Lecture (11 December 1986) - If someone had told us in 1945 that in our lifetime religious wars would rage on virtually every continent, that thousands of children would once again be dying of starvation, we would not have believed it. Or that racism and fanaticism would flourish once again, we would not have believed it. permalink
Elie Wiesel - "Hope, Despair, and Memory", Nobel Lecture (11 December 1986) - In Jewish history there are no coincidences. permalink
Elie Wiesel - interview in the BU Bridge (5 November 2004) - Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil. permalink
Elie Wiesel - US News & World Report (27 October 1986) - 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. permalink
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