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Famous Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes
“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.”
“The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.”
“It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.”
“How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold?”
“A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.”
“In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.”
“Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.”
“Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.”
“Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.”
“Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.”
“If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?”
“When truth is discovered by someone else, it loses something of its attractiveness.”
“The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.”
“The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.”
“A great disaster had befallen Russia: Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened.”
“The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism.”