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

Quoted in U.S. News and World Report

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Topic

Indifference Love and hate

Speaker

Elie Wiesel

Source

U.S. News and World Report

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Activist Writer

From

Romania Europe

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Citation

Wiesel, Elie. Quoted in "One Must Not Forget." Interviewed by Alvin P. Sanoff. US News & World Report, 27 Oct. 1986.

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Source
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Statement Type
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Time
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Citation

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