Holocaust quotes are statements which express the suffering, resilience, and courage of those who endured the atrocities of the Holocaust. These quotes are powerful reminders of the horrors that occurred and the strength of those who survived. They can help to inspire hope and peace in a world that has seen so much tragedy. They can also serve as a reminder to never forget the past and to strive for a better future.
52 Best Holocaust Quotes
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“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
– Edmund Burke
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“The one thing we must not do is to accept the counsel of despair, to become indifferent, to give up trying.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The only lesson of history is that no one learns.”
– Robert Zend
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. And the opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The only weapon we have is to speak the truth.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. And the opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“In the end, the survivors were the only ones who could bear witness.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The only way to take control of your life, raise your standard of living and move beyond merely surviving is to create your own unique product or service that you offer to increasing numbers of people.”
– Robert T. Kiyosaki
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“The only lesson of history is that no one learns.”
– Robert Zend
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. And the opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“If we forget the past, we are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana
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“To forget a crime is to condone it.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
– Joseph Stalin
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
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“The only way to be true to our own life is to be true to all life.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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“For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.”
– Simon Wiesenthal
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“Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: they’re only animals.”
– Theodor Adorno
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
– Aung San Suu Kyi
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“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 Wiesel
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
– Desmond Tutu
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“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
– Desmond Tutu
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“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“Never shall I forget the small faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. And the opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
– Edmund Burke
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“The only way to take control of your life, raise your standard of living and move beyond merely surviving is to create your own unique product or service that you offer to increasing numbers of people.”
– Robert T. Kiyosaki
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
– Aung San Suu Kyi
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“If we forget the past, we are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana
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“To forget a crime is to condone it.”
– Elie Wiesel
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“The only lesson of history is that no one learns.”
– Robert Zend
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“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
– Joseph Stalin
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
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“The only way to be true to our own life is to be true to all life.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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“For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.”
– Simon Wiesenthal
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“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
– Elie Wiesel
Conclusion
The Holocaust was an atrocity that will never be forgotten and the words of those who lived through it will forever be remembered. We must continue to remember what happened during the Holocaust, and use this tragedy as a reminder to strive for a more peaceful and just world. We must never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, and the powerful words of those who lived through it serve as a reminder of the darkness of the past and a call to action for a better future.
