History is too slow for our life, for our hearts.

Patriotism means unqualified and unwavering love for the nation, which implies not uncritical eagerness to serve, not support for unjust claims, but frank assessment of its vices and sins, and penitence for them.

Surely people should eventually cease to be surprised at anything? And yet they continue to be.

Whenever the tissue of life is woven of legalistic relationships, this creates an atmosphere of spiritual mediocrity that paralyzes a person's noblest impulses.

Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.

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

It takes a fool to rush off to war!