Stephane Hessel Quotes

• If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

  Stephane Hessel

  Real, Men, People

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• To create is to resist, to resist is to create.

  Stephane Hessel

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• From 1967, all the Israeli governments continued making two big mistakes: occupation and settlement in the territories.

  Stephane Hessel

  Mistake, Government, Two

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• Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.

  Stephane Hessel

  Democracy, World, Financial

  "A French Manifesto to Unite Occupy Wall Street" by William D. Cohan, www.sfgate.com. November 30, 2011.

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• My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.

  Stephane Hessel

  Mother, Promise, Favour

  "Stéphane Hessel fought injustice all his great life" by Agnès Poirier, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2013.

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