Unless you're 88 years old, most of us have not lived in a world without Elie Wiesel.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2009ÂÂElie Wiesel has a new novel titled 'A Mad Desire To Dance' which will be out in February. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2009ÂÂElie Wiesel has a new novel titled 'A Mad Desire To Dance' which will be out in February. (Photo by Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Unless you're 88 years old, most of us have not lived in a world without Elie Wiesel. We had a champion who carried our pain, our guilt and our responsibility on his shoulders for generations. Now he's gone. It's hard to fathom. So I guess it's up to us now. To fight for the disenfranchised. To speak truth to power and to never forget how cruel man can be to man. In memory of Elie it's the least we can do. Rest in peace my friend. You brought us this far. We'll take it from here.

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