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date: 07 October 2024

Elie Wiesel 1928–2016
Romanian-born American writer 

  1. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
    in U.S. News and World Report 27 October 1986
  2. Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
    accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, in New York Times 11 December 1986