If we could all take a sober look at our history, then we would no longer see this nostalgic attitude to the Soviet past that predominates among the less affected part of our society.

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

Nowadays we don't think much of a man's love for an animal; we laugh at people who are attached to cats. But if we stop loving animals, aren't we bound to stop loving humans too?

A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage . . . . Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.

In every life there is one particular event that is decisive for the entire person-for his fate, his convictions, his passions.

Let all of us who shared the prison soup meet again in better times!

A strong man never loses his head in defeat or despondency.