Elie Wiesel got a powerful point across in his speech. He showed his master of skill, and Wiesel used certain techniques and certain words that caught a lot of people’s attention. His speech took place in Washington D.C. on April 12th 1999 as part of the Millennium. Wiesel’s speech touched the story of survival as well as points about indifference and his opinion and feelings about it. As he explains "Indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor/ never its victim, whose pains magnified when he or she feels forgotten" (Wiesel 2). This quote means that indifference is always the friend of the enemy. The lack of interest or sympathy for the victims will create even worse
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