Elie Wiesel's - The Perils of Indifference - 1999

Elie Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference" speech was delivered on April 12, 1999, at the White House as part of the Millennium Lecture Series. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate, and human rights activist, spoke about the consequences of indifference in the face of human suffering and injustice. In his speech, Wiesel emphasized that indifference is a dangerous and destructive force. He reflected on his own experiences during the Holocaust and the indifference of the world to the suffering of millions of Jews and other victims of Nazi persecution. He argued that indifference is just as harmful as hate, as it allows injustice and suffering to continue unchecked. Wiesel also highlighted the importance of taking responsibility for our actions and learning from the past. He urged the audience to remember the lessons of history and to actively combat indifference in their own lives, saying that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Throughout the speech...