The story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac are nowhere in any other tradition. - Elie Wiesel

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A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel.

Elie Wiesel

The story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac are nowhere in any other tradition.

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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

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No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately.

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No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?

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