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Does this mean we have learned from the past? Does it mean society has changed? (107-108)
Yup—those are the million-dollar questions.
One of the most profound things about Elie Wiesel's speech is that he asks a lot of questions…and doesn't provide any solutions. Maybe it's because he wants people to think about the answers themselves, or maybe it's because he simply doesn't know what those answers are.
What he does know is how many people suffered and died throughout the 20th century, and he also knows that a lot of the bad stuff seems to still be happening all around the world. "The Perils of Indifference" is a call to action, to remind everyone that they have a duty to respond to indifference and intolerance because their legacy—as well as their humanity—depends on it.