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How does Wiesel feel about "silence" in this passage?

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Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
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In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Wiesel states that silence is not neutral. That, by trying to remain "unbiased" and not picking a side, you are chosing the side of the oppressor.

He believes that not helping is as bad as participating; and that, when it comes to human suffering, everyone should raise their voces to help those in need, regardless of their race and nationality.

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