"The greatest commandment to me in the Bible is not the Ten Commandments. (First of all, it’s too difficult to observe; second, we all pretend to observe.) My commandment is ‘Thou shall not stand idly by.’ Which means, when you witness an injustice: Don’t stand idly by. When you hear of a person or a group being persecuted: Do not stand idly by. When there is something wrong with the community around you or far away: Do not stand idly by. You must intervene. You must interfere. And that is actually the motto of human rights."
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Commencement ceremony (Class of 2011) at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Elie Wiesel
1928 – 2016
US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Friedensnobelpreisträger
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