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Elie Wiesel Quotes: Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
         

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.


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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.



For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

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Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.



I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.



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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.



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



Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.






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This page presents the quote "Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.". Author of this quote is Elie Wiesel. This quote is about bystanders, neutrality, silence, victim, remembrance, sides,.