Elie Wiesel Night quotes

"To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all" (speaker)

Elie Wiesel

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" (speaker)

Lord Acton

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (speaker)

George Santayana

"Tell a lie loud enough and long enough, and people will believe it" (speaker)

Adolf Hitler

"What luck for governments that the people are stupid" (speaker)

Adolf Hitler

"It is not the truth that matters, but victory" (speaker)

Adolf Hitler

"Let me control the textbooks, and I will control the state" (speaker)

Adolf Hitler

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (importance)

It is necessary to learn about the Holocaust so that we do not repeat the actions of the Holocaust.

"What luck for governments that the people are stupid" (importance)

The people (Jews) allow themselves to be persecuted without resistance in the hopes that God will see their peacefulness and come to save them.

"It is not the truth that matters, but victory" (importance)

Hitler uses lies and fake propaganda in order to rally people behind him in hopes of the eventual victory of the Third Reich.

"Tell a lie loud enough and long enough, and people will believe it" (importance)

Hitler's blatant lies were believed to be true due to Nazi Germany's propaganda being absorbed into the minds of people for many years.

"To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all" (importance)

Silent bystanders who do not do anything to help the victims are worse than the perpetrator who is clear on their actions.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" (importance)

Someone who has absolute control over a nation will become corrupt and abuse that power.

"Let me control the textbooks, and I will control the state" (importance)

Hitler's control over the education system allowed him to add propaganda to the textbooks, allowing him to control how people think.

Elie Wiesel quote

"To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all"

George Santayana quote

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Adolf Hitler (all quotes)

1. "It is not the truth that matters, but victory"

2. "What luck for governments that the people are stupid"

3. "Let me control the textbooks, and I will control the state"

4. "Tell a lie loud enough and long enough, and people will believe it"

Lord Acton quote

Absolute power corrupts absolutely