Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation’s heart, the excision of its memory.
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYNToday when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to Russia. We could use the word ‘modernity’ if we exclude Africa, and the Islamic world, and partially China.
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If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
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Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.
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In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.
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Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle.
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The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.
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Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God.
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The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.
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It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.
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Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.
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Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you – you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.
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I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever.
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We have arrived at an intellectual chaos.
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Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man.
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Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience… from generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
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Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.
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