It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn defendhumanobligation Change image and share on social
I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn affectationbelongconvict Change image and share on social
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. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn accordcomfortabledifficult share on social
A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn domesticexcuseserve Change image and share on social
For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn countrygovernmentgreat Change image and share on social
Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn chooseinexorablylie Change image and share on social
Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn concealliemaintain Change image and share on social
We have arrived at an intellectual chaos. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrivechaosintellectual Change image and share on social
There are a lot of clear thinkers everywhere. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn clearlotthinker Change image and share on social
It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the one that has been followed. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn badlycommunismdesign Change image and share on social
