Night, By Elie Wiesel: The Perils Of Indifference

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Elie Wiesel, the holocaust survivor and the writer of the novel, Night, gives his speech. The Perils of Indifference. His audience was the U.S. government on the 54th anniversary of Franklin D. Rooselvelt’s death. He urges for the U.S. government to realize the mistakes America made during the holocaust by not taking action in order to avoid repeating the past. Throughout the speech Wiesel maintains a calm voice but does not let his argument waiver, making it a very influential

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