Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYNWe have arrived at an intellectual chaos.
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The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.
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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.
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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes… we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions – especially selfish ones.
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For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
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We have arrived at an intellectual chaos.
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A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.
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Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
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The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.
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The clock of communism has stopped striking. But its concrete building has not yet come crashing down. For that reason, instead of freeing ourselves, we must try to save ourselves from being crushed by its rubble.
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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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Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.
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Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.
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A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
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If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
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How can you expect a man who’s warm to understand one who’s cold?
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