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title: "2 Indignation Quotes By Stéphane Hessel"
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> [I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I was outraged by Nazism, then people become militant, strong, and involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-wish-for-you-all-each-of-you-to-have-your-own-motive-for/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

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> [If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/if-you-want-to-be-a-real-human-being-a-real-woman-a-real-man-you/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/st-phane-hessel-20949_action_if-you-want-to-be-a-real-human-being-a-r_2159537.jpg)

## More by Stéphane Hessel

> [I've been tremendously lucky. I went through things that turned out wrong, and I got myself out of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-ve-been-tremendously-lucky-i-went-through-things-that-turned-out/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [I always say that when a country wins with such overwhelming might, it's bad news for that country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-always-say-that-when-a-country-wins-with-such-overwhelming-might-it/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [Death is something to savour, and I hope to savour mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/death-is-something-to-savour-and-i-hope-to-savour-mine/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/let-us-not-be-defeated-by-the-tyranny-of-the-world-financial-markets/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [The revolutions of my century, the 20th century - the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/the-revolutions-of-my-century-the-20th-century-the-soviet-revolution/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/for-me-true-and-authentic-democracy-occurs-when-the-privileged-groups/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [“The worst possible outlook is indifference that says, “I can’t do anything about it; I’ll just get by.” Behaving like that deprives you of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/the-worst-possible-outlook-is-indifference-that-says-i-can-t-do/)

[Stéphane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [I never felt like a good Jew. My mother was not Jewish, and that makes me a non-Jew according to Jewish religious law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-never-felt-like-a-good-jew-my-mother-was-not-jewish-and-that-makes/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-wish-for-you-all-each-of-you-to-have-your-own-motive-for/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [“CREAR ES RESISTIR, RESISTIR ES CREAR”.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/crear-es-resistir-resistir-es-crear/)

[Stéphane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [I feel that I am completely in solidarity with Jews in the world, because I know what it is to be a Jew. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/i-feel-that-i-am-completely-in-solidarity-with-jews-in-the-world/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/if-you-want-to-be-a-real-human-being-a-real-woman-a-real-man-you/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [From 1967, all the Israeli governments continued making two big mistakes: occupation and settlement in the territories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/from-1967-all-the-israeli-governments-continued-making-two-big/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [As long as Palestinian violence exists, but not a Palestinian state, Israel is in danger, because it cannot obtain assistance from the international community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/as-long-as-palestinian-violence-exists-but-not-a-palestinian-state/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

> [My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-phane-hessel/my-mother-once-said-to-me-you-must-promise-to-be-happy-it-is-the/)

[Stephane Hessel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-phane-hessel/)

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