Creative Quotations from . . .
Elie Wiesel
(1928-____) born on Sep 30
Romanian-US novelist. His works provide a sober yet passionate testament of the plight of Jews during WW II; awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986.
 
   
F
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

R
"Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair."
A
Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.
N
"There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."
K
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Nobel lecture, Oslo, 11 Dec 86"
R: "Nobel lecture, Oslo, 11 Dec 86"
A: "In "Christian Science Monitor," 18 Sep 79"
N: "in "New Choices""
K: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."



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