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

Quote by Whittaker Chambers

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The Communist vision is the vision of man without God.

The Communist vision is the vision of man without God.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible

I know that I am leaving the winning side for the losing side, but it...

I know that I am leaving the winning side for the losing side, but it...

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...

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

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

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...

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible.

Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible.

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...

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...

A man is not primarily a witness against something. That is only incidental to the...

A man is not primarily a witness against something. That is only incidental to the...

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.

Every man is crucified upon the cross of himself.

Every man is crucified upon the cross of himself.

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...

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...

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...

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.