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You must intervene. You must interfere. And that is actually the motto of human rights.
Elie Wiesel1928–2016Commencement ceremony (Class of 2011) at Washington University in St. Louis.
- Responsibility
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
Elie Wiesel1928–2016Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo (10 December 1986)
- Good & Evil
I know not whether Laws be right,
Or whether Laws be wrong;
All that we know who lie in gaol
Is that the wall is strong;
And that each day is like a year,
A year whose days are long.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), Part VIn context
- Laws
- Time
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
Mary Wollstonecraft1759–1797A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Ch. 4
- Charity
The term “just war” contains an internal contradiction. War is inherently unjust, and the great challenge of our time is how to deal with evil, tyranny, and oppression without killing huge numbers of people.
Howard Zinn1922–2010Terrorism and War (2002)
- War & Peace
The first court martial was perhaps unintelligent; the second one is inescapably criminal.
Émile Zola1840–1902J’accuse…! (1898)