Bystanders Quote by Elie Wiesel

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor,…

— Elie Wiesel

“i swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. we must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the…

— Elie Wiesel

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.”

— Elie Wiesel

I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent.

— Arsenius the Great

“And then I explained to him how naive we were, that the world did know and remained silent. And that is why I swore…

— Elie Wiesel

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I have come to the conclusion that it is better to be silent than to speak.

— Vaslav Nijinsky

We remain silent because we've taken on a responsibility and/or shame that was never ours to carry. Forgive yourself for things that were not…

— Tammara Webber

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent... It is, in the deepest sense, a privilege…

— Rachel Carson

I have often repented of having spoken. I have never repented of silence.

— Henry Suso

I no longer believe that we can keep silent. We never really do, mind you. In one way or another we articulate what has…

— Azar Nafisi

there are times when you have to speak because silence is betrayal.

— Ursula K. Le Guin