#Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The sole substitute for an experience we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.

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"After the Western ideal of unlimited freedom, after the Marxist concept of freedom as acceptance of the yoke of necessity—...

“To do evil, a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good.”  - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“The primeval refusal to accept a millions of sacrifices in ceaseless civil wars, it drums into our ...

“It is time, in the West, to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.”  - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“Even if we are spared destruction by war, our lives will have to change if we want to save life from self-destruction.”  ...

“The disappearance of nations would impoverish us no less than if all peoples were made alike, with one character, one face.”  ...

“Socialism cannot be implemented without the aid of coercion.”  - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“Communist propaganda would sometimes include statements such as ‘we include almost all the commandments of the Gospel in ...

“[I]n order to combat modern materialistic mores, as religion must, to fight nihilism and egotism, religion must also develop,......

“One & the same human being is, at various ages, under various circumstances, a totally different human being. At times he ...

“If it is necessary to shoot you, you'll be shot, even if you're completely innocent.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“The communist regime in the East could stand and grow due to the enthusiastic support from an enormous number of ...

“I have come to understand the falsehood of all the revolutions of history: they destroy only those carriers of ...

“[T]he meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of ...

“But let us be generous. We will not shoot But for the sake of our country and our children we have the duty to ...

“Humanity probably invented exile first and prison later. Expulsion from the tribe was of course exile. We were quick to ...

“Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” ......

“Do not pursue what is illusionary - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade ...

“[P]rize above all who love you and who wish you well. Do not hurt them or scold them, and never part from any ...

“The truth eludes us if we do not concentrate with total attention on its pursuit.”  - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“The sole substitute for an experience we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.”  - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

“Human rights are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights ...

“[T]hose works of art which have scooped up the truth and presented it to us as a living force - they take hold of us, ...