Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quote

Precipitation and shallowness are the chronic diseases of the century.

By refusing to accept an immutable higher power that surpasses us, we have filled the void with personal imperatives, and suddenly, our life has become eerie.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I'm not afraid to die 'one day', I'm afraid to die today.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The person who is not internally prepared for violence is always weaker than the oppressor.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

You only have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've taken everything, they're no longer in your power, they're free again.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn