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Elie Wiesel Quotes - Page 12

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Tibet, why is it occupied? For political reasons maybe they have a reason. I don't know. But religiously, why? The fact that the religious community is being oppressed and persecuted is something that every single

Tibet, why is it occupied? For political reasons maybe they have a reason. I don't know. But religiously, why? The fact that the religious community is being oppressed and persecuted is something that every single person in the world who has any religious faith and religious feeling for - for people who have faith should speak up.

Religious, People, Community

Source: www.savetibet.org

We live in the age of communication. Write letters to the editor. Speak to your congressman, to your senator. If you are young, especially young people are taken by this human rights activities. They should organize the universities.

Communication, Taken, Writing

Source: www.savetibet.org

I don't think [governments] use [religious repression ] as a weapon, they use it as a as a means of - of oppression. To stifle opposition. To mute resistance.

Religious, Mean, Thinking

Source: www.savetibet.org

Today again the teacher is the important thing, but on the other hand anti-Semitism is growing today. No doubt about it. All over the world, especially in Europe, and it's true they begin with anti-Israeli attitudes and then it's so strong that it runs over and becomes anti-Semitic.

Running, Teacher, Strong

Source: www.nobelprize.org

Humanity would never tolerate it

Humanity, Tolerate

Elie Wiesel (1985). “Night ; Dawn ; Day”, Jason Aronson

I make a difference between genocide and Holocaust. Holocaust was mainly Jewish, that was the only people, to the last Jew, sentenced to die for one reason, for being Jewish, that's all. Genocide is something else. Genocide has been actually codified by the United Nations. It's the intent of killing, the intent of killing people, a community in this culture so forth, but no other people has been really interested.

Differences, People, Holocaust

Interview with Georg Klein, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2004.

I believe in the story [ of Adam and Eve]. For me, it's a story.

Believe, Stories, Adam

Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org

It takes more than a few generations to change a human nation. Those who are intent to bring (change) will do so.

Generations, Humans, Nations

Source: dailynorthwestern.com

We're both [with Elie Wiesel] a long way from the position of the so-called Biblical minimalists. Some of them see no history in the Bible until Josiah.

Biblical, Long, Way

Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org

I'm not a political person, and their ambitions are not mine. They want power. I don't want power.

Ambition, Political, Want

Source: dailynorthwestern.com

Man’s strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good. To travel step by step toward the heights. And that is all he can do. To reach heaven and remain there is beyond his powers: Even Moses had to return to earth. Is it the same for evil?

Men, Evil, Heaven

Elie Wiesel (2007). “The Judges: A Novel”, p.183, Schocken

Just as there are predatory birds, so there are predatory ideas: I came under their spell. . . .Just as the survivors say that no one will ever understand the victims, what I must tell you is that you will never understand the executioners.

Ideas, Bird, Survivor

I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.

Honest, Truthful, Memoir

I come from a very religious background.And actually I remained in it. All my anger I describe in my quarrels with God in Auschwitz, but you know I used to pray every day.

Religious, Praying, Used

Source: www.nobelprize.org

My students are very special. They are my source of pride, my source of joy, my source of hope. I am terribly fond of my students.

Pride, Joy, Special

Source: dailynorthwestern.com

It's not a weapon, [governments] don't kill, they don't conduct massacres, although massacres have been committed and many people were killed, but they stifle religion, they're afraid probably.

Government, People, Weapons

Source: www.savetibet.org

I was involved in trying to save the Rwandan people and Sudan now. It's a mass murder. Mass murder is a terrifying word. We don't have to go further than that. Cambodia came close to, but what was it, Cambodians killing Cambodians after all. So therefore I think we should be very careful with vocabulary.

Thinking, Vocabulary, People

Source: www.nobelprize.org

[Tibet] is a small country based on religious principle, religious traditions. It never wanted any conquest.

Country, Religious, Principles

Source: www.savetibet.org

Man walks the moon but his soul remains riveted to earth. Once upon a time it was the opposite.

Dream, Moon, Men

Elie Wiesel (2013). “Souls on Fire”, p.256, Simon and Schuster

The Vietnam War ended because of the campus situation. And so many other injustices have been corrected in the World today only thanks to the young people. So, young people especially have a responsibility for Tibet.

War, Responsibility, People

Source: www.savetibet.org

More people are aware of the consequences of hatred. People are aware. Therefore more people are engaged in fighting ... racism and so forth.

Fighting, Racism, People

Source: dailynorthwestern.com

You cannot write in more than one language. Words don't come out as well.

Writing, Language Words, Language

Source: alainelkanninterviews.com

I've worked with five Presidents in America, all of them I ask the same question always: Why didn't the American allies bomb the railways going to Auschwitz?

America, President, Allies

Interview with Professor Georg Klein, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2004.

I did not weep, and it pained me that i could not weep. But I had no more tears. And, in the depths of my being, in the recesses of my weakened conscience, could I have searched it, I might perhaps have found something like--free at last!

Tears, Depth, Might

Elie Wiesel (1982). “Night”, New York, Bantam

I'd almost say hope isn't what it used to be. It's very difficult today to be a teacher. I speak to children. And tell them, look, no matter what, you must have hope. You must. When I invoke Camus, who said when there is no hope, you must invent hope. . .hope is something that is not what God gives us. It's like peace. It's a gift that one can give to one another. Only another person can push me to despair. And only another person can push me to hope. Its my choice.

Teacher, Children, Giving

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