A man is not primarily a witness against something. That is only incidental to the fact that he is a witness for something.

Quote by Whittaker Chambers

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I see in Communism the focus of the concentrated evil of our time.

I see in Communism the focus of the concentrated evil of our time.

In 1937, I began, like Lazarus, the impossible return.

In 1937, I began, like Lazarus, the impossible return.

At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we...

At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we...

When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know...

When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know...

It is popular to call it a crisis of the Western world. It is in...

It is popular to call it a crisis of the Western world. It is in...

The Communist vision is the vision of man without God.

The Communist vision is the vision of man without God.

A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose...

A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose...

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory.

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory.

Every man is crucified upon the cross of himself.

Every man is crucified upon the cross of himself.

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible

On that road of the informer, it is always night. I cannot ever inform against...

On that road of the informer, it is always night. I cannot ever inform against...

My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush...

My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush...

I do not know any way to explain why God's grace touches a man who...

I do not know any way to explain why God's grace touches a man who...

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory

At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose...

At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose...

The chief fruit of the First World War was the Russian Revolution and the rise...

The chief fruit of the First World War was the Russian Revolution and the rise...

For in this century, within the next decades, will be decided for generations whether all...

For in this century, within the next decades, will be decided for generations whether all...

On a scale personal enough to be felt by all, but big enough to be...

On a scale personal enough to be felt by all, but big enough to be...

Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.

Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.

Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free...

Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free...