Maria PopovaDec 10, 2022

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

On this day in 1986, Elie Wiesel delivered his timeless Nobel Prize acceptance speech https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/12/10/elie-wiesel-nobel-prize-speech/

Elie Wiesel’s Timely Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech on Human Rights and Our Shared Duty in Ending Injustice

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

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@mariapopova

Thank you.

Camus' letter to his teacher reminded me of some of the great ones I have had and of their legacy in me.

Dec 10, 2022 at 7:17pmWeb