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I do not believe in collective guilt.


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



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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.



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

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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.



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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.



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





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