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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven Picture Quote #1

It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the one that has been followed Picture Quote #1

Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience. From generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation Picture Quote #1

Of course God is endlessly multi dimensional so every religion that exists on Earth represents some face, some side of God Picture Quote #1

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Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme Picture Quote #1

Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag Picture Quote #1

The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature Picture Quote #1

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 it's memory Picture Quote #1

I cannot suggest political ways out, that is the task of politicians, so it is simply that those who accuse me of this do not know how to read Picture Quote #1

One world, one mankind cannot exist in the face of six, four or even two scales of values: We shall be torn apart by this disparity of rhythm, this disparity of vibrations Picture Quote #1

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Let us drive away those cruel, greedy oppressors, governments, and the new ones, having just laid aside grenades and rifles, will be just and understanding. Far from it Picture Quote #1

The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles Picture Quote #1

The price of cowardice will only be evil. We shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices Picture Quote #1

Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is Picture Quote #1

When I was in the gulag I would sometimes even write on stone walls. I used to write on scraps of paper, then I memorised the contents and destroyed the scraps Picture Quote #1

Of course, my views developed in the course of time. But I have always believed in what I did and never acted against my conscience Picture Quote #1

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I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician Picture Quote #1

I dare hope that all the peoples who have lived through communism will understand that communism is to blame for the bitter pages of their history Picture Quote #1

We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive Picture Quote #1

Voting for impersonal parties and their programmes is a false substitute for the only true way to elect people’s representatives: voting by an actual person for an actual candidate Picture Quote #1

I think the gap between rich and poor is an extremely dangerous phenomenon and needs the immediate attention of the state Picture Quote #1

Periods of rapid and fundamental change were never favourable for literature. Significant works, have nearly always and everywhere been created in periods of stability, be it good or bad Picture Quote #1

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To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good Picture Quote #1

The one who doesn’t pull his weight is not asked to pull, while the one who does, pulls for two Picture Quote #1

You took my freedom away a long time ago and you can’t give it back because you haven’t got it yourself Picture Quote #1

A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him Picture Quote #1

Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle Picture Quote #1

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) It would have been difficult to design a path out of communism worse than the one that has been followed (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience. From generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Of course God is endlessly multi dimensional so every religion that exists on Earth represents some face, some side of God (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) 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 it's memory (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) I cannot suggest political ways out, that is the task of politicians, so it is simply that those who accuse me of this do not know how to read (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) One world, one mankind cannot exist in the face of six, four or even two scales of values: We shall be torn apart by this disparity of rhythm, this disparity of vibrations (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Let us drive away those cruel, greedy oppressors, governments, and the new ones, having just laid aside grenades and rifles, will be just and understanding. Far from it (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) The price of cowardice will only be evil. We shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) When I was in the gulag I would sometimes even write on stone walls. I used to write on scraps of paper, then I memorised the contents and destroyed the scraps (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Of course, my views developed in the course of time. But I have always believed in what I did and never acted against my conscience (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) I dare hope that all the peoples who have lived through communism will understand that communism is to blame for the bitter pages of their history (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Voting for impersonal parties and their programmes is a false substitute for the only true way to elect people’s representatives: voting by an actual person for an actual candidate (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) I think the gap between rich and poor is an extremely dangerous phenomenon and needs the immediate attention of the state (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Periods of rapid and fundamental change were never favourable for literature. Significant works, have nearly always and everywhere been created in periods of stability, be it good or bad (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) The one who doesn’t pull his weight is not asked to pull, while the one who does, pulls for two (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) You took my freedom away a long time ago and you can’t give it back because you haven’t got it yourself (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes) Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes)

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