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.

Quote by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.

Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.

Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no...

Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no...

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

We have arrived at an intellectual chaos.

We have arrived at an intellectual chaos.

Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes...

Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes...

First would be the literary side, then the spiritual and philosophical. The political side is...

First would be the literary side, then the spiritual and philosophical. The political side is...

Even if we are spared destruction by war, our lives will have to change if...

Even if we are spared destruction by war, our lives will have to change if...

There are a lot of clear thinkers everywhere.

There are a lot of clear thinkers everywhere.

Today when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to...

Today when we say the West we are already referring to the West and to...

Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some...

Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some...

It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the...

It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the...

Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take...

Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take...

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less...

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less...

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.

The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.

The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere...

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere...

I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you...

I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you...

You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from...

You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from...

You can only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away...

You can only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away...

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion...

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion...