Extract from Elie Wiesel's "Perils of Indifference" speech

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel, gave this impassioned speech in the East Room of the White House on April 12, 1999, as part of the Millennium Lecture series, hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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[elcho05]

Elie Wiesel perils of indifference speech is an example of human conduct and a guide for taking action in our lifes

[Declannz]

people in iraq were being gased just like people in concentration camps. to not invade iraq would have been indifferent. how they proceeded to invade definitely needed improvement and obviously they had ulterior motives but it still had to happpen

[JoosRPoop]

lets make sure we gas elie wiesel in NEXT holocaust...SIEG HEIL

[biohybridsvt]

I just like the book he wrote called Night its an amazing book.

[cb44ever]

@oldjoe5 what millenia stupid they did not and did nothing they were philistines and if you go back to hat than they are jordanian islam has only existed for 1400 yrs now how is it muslim land I bet you think lebanon is muslim land what about those invaders moron

[cb44ever]

@oldjoe5 actually your comment is showing indifference because it was arabs against arabs noone should get involved dont be stupid

[Jniccce05]

I have read this speech but never heard it. Thank you. Great speech.

[larlarrawr]

i have to say this speech infront of my class tomorrow. -.- wish me luck.

[oldjoe5]

No relevant claim other than having lived there for millenia.

I guess that is not as strong a claim to the land as all those Russian nutcases who have moved there in the past ten years have

[waddleduckie1]

Palestinians should leave Gaza and go back to where they originated from. Palestinians have no relevant claims to the land.

[gusswilliams]

Elie what about the Palestinians?

How about some support for them instead of indiference.

[oldjoe5]

People were being gassed in Iraq in the 1980s -- to which Bush/Reagan responded by INcreasing aid to Saddam. The 2003 bombing/invasion of Iraq was not done out of concern for the Iraqi people.