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Each man was his own executioner and his own victim.


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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.



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

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



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

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



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

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



The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.



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.



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

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



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

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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On the day after Christmas, some store or another will always take out and ad saying there are only 364 shopping days to Christmas. No one is amused.

On the day after Christmas, some store or another will always take out and ad saying there are only 364 shopping days to Christmas. No one is amused.



General Grant had a simple childlike recipe for meeting life ... "I am terribly afraid but the other fellow is afraid too."

General Grant had a simple childlike recipe for meeting life ... "I am terribly afraid but the other fellow is afraid too."



His Majesty's Government looks with favour upon the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews.

His Majesty's Government looks with favour upon the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews.



Light is quite tactile to me. It has shape and dimension.

Light is quite tactile to me. It has shape and dimension.



I know that I am old, because even if I think I'm younger than everyone - but that's true - my way of hoping and continuing is that I am always in a younger position than the other one.

I know that I am old, because even if I think I'm younger than everyone - but that's true - my way of hoping and continuing is that I am always in a younger position than the other one.



It is amazing how much a thought expands and refines by being put into speech: I should think it could hardly know itself.

It is amazing how much a thought expands and refines by being put into speech: I should think it could hardly know itself.



My biggest vulnerability now is my son, Hudson. I am often plagued with fear: Is he ok? Is he safe? I'm in the process of trying to work through this fear. It's a hard one.

My biggest vulnerability now is my son, Hudson. I am often plagued with fear: Is he ok? Is he safe? I'm in the process of trying to work through this fear. It's a hard one.



There's nobody that knows me that hates me.

There's nobody that knows me that hates me.




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