Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Should one point out that from ancient times decline in courage has been considered the beginning of the end?

We have arrived at an intellectual chaos.

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

Any man who has once acclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose falsehood as his principle.

Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle.

The name of 'reform' simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.

How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold?

In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.

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

Socialism of any type leads to a total destruction of the human spirit...

The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.

It is a brave man who is the first to sit down during a standing ovation.

The one good thing about repeating your mistakes is that you know when to cringe

Happiness doesn't depend on the actual number of blessings we manage to scratch from life, only our attitude towards them.

A day without a dark cloud. Almost a happy day. There were three thousand six hundred and fifty-three days like that in his stretch. From the first clang of the rail to the last clang of the rail. Three thousand six hundred and fifty-three days. The three extra days were for leap years.

You must understand, the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. It cannot be overstated. Bolshevism committed the greatest human slaughter of all time. The fact that most of the world is ignorant and uncaring about this enormous crime is proof that the global media is in the hands of the perpetrators.

If we live in a state of constant fear, can we remain human?

Bless you, prison, for having been in my life!

The most intense patriotism always flourishes in the rear.

There also exists another alliance - at first glance a strange one, a surprising one - but if you think about it, in fact, one which is well grounded and easy to understand. This is the alliance between our Communist leaders and your capitalists. This alliance is not new. ... We observe continuous and steady support by the businessmen of the West of the Soviet Communist leaders.