We have to condemn the very idea that some people have the right to repress others.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe foundation stones of a great building are destined to groan and be pressed upon; it is not for them to crown the edifice.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAfter all, man is a complicated being, why should he be explainable by logic?
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWhat is an optimist? The man who says, "It's worse everywhere else. We're better off than the rest of the world. We've been lucky." He is happy with things as they are and he doesn't torment himself. What is a pessimist? The man who says, "Things are fine everywhere but here. Everyone else is better off than we are. We're the only ones who've had a bad break." He torments himself continually.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn