“The Dangers of Indifference”In April 1945, Elie Wiesel was liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp after struggling with starvation, beatings, losing everything his family and having escaped death himself. . At first he remained silent about his experiences, because it was too difficult to relive them. Eventually, however, he spoke up, knowing it was his duty not to let the world forget the tragedies resulting from their silence. He wrote Night, a memoir of his and his family's experience, and began using his freedom to spread the word about what had happened and hopefully prevent it from happening again. In 1999 he was invited to speak at the Millennium Lectures, before the president, first lady and other important government figures. In his speech, “The Dangers of Indifference,” he uses rhetorical devices to elicit emotional responses and connect with the audience. He wants to create awareness about the dangers of indifference and show how change is necessary. His speech eloquently denounces the government for its lack of response during the Holocaust and warns against continued disregard for the struggles of others. For him, indifference is the enemy's ally and without compassion there is no hope for the enemy. If a person is indifferent, then he goes against humanity. In one of the most intense moments of the speech, he starts talking about how much worse it was to be ignored, than to be judged unfairly. Religion may be unjust, but it is not indifferent. People cannot live "outside God" (Wiesel), they need Him even if He is far away. For the inhabitants of the concentration camps, apathy is a "harsher punishment" (Wiesel) than anger or anger, because anger has a feeling in itself, while indifference makes the suffering person feel even smaller and insignificant . Indifference in humans potentially goes against religion, because it blurs the line between “light and darkness”