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Quote of the Day — Elie Wiesel

January 3, 2025

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. — Elie Wiesel

1928–2016

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Elie Wiesel

1928–2016

Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, in the town of Sighet, in the Maramures region of what was then the Kingdom of Romania. He grew up in a close-knit Jewish community where his father, Shlomo, was a shopkeeper respected for his devotion to community service, and his mother, Sarah, came from a family of Hasidic scholars. Young Elie was steeped in Jewish religious tradition, studying the Torah, the Talmud, and the mystical teachings of the Kabbalah from an early age. His was a world of faith, learning, and familial warmth, a world that would be shattered with a…

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From the Show

Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel’s powerful words on the moral imperative to protest injustice resonated deeply on the January 3, 2025 broadcast of the Kim Monson Show. The quote provided essential context for the discussion with constitutional expert John Eastman about his legal battles, reminding listeners that shining a light on injustice remains a fundamental responsibility even when outcomes seem uncertain.

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