We must take sides.

Elie wiesel quote about silence. I am not so naïve as to believe that this slim volume will change the course of history or shake the conscience of the world. We must take sides. My third reason is that silence can be destructive to a persons or the others personality.

Silence encourages the tormentor. Whoever listens to a witness becomes a witness he said at the Legacy of Holocaust Survivors conference at. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented.

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Neutrality helps the oppressor never the victim. What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander. I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

Enjoy the top 519 famous quotes sayings and quotations by Elie Wiesel. The opposite of faith is not heresy its indifference. I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

Words can sometimes in moments of grace attain the quality of deeds. In Elie Wiesels speech The Perils of Indifference Wiesel states in the first part He was finally free but there was no joy in his heart This quote notes about Elie after the time of. Neutrality helps the oppressor never the victim.