We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of a nation. Unremitting reproaches from outside are counterproductive.

As for Europe, its claims towards Russia are fairly transparently based on fears about energy, unjustified fears at that.

An engineer cannot participate in irrationality.

Too much art was no art at all. Like candy instead of bread!

To coexist with communism on the same planet is impossible. Either it will spread, cancer-like, to destroy mankind, or else mankind will have to rid itself of communism (and even then face lengthy treatment for secondary tumors).

It is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions.

In our age, when technology is gaining control over life, when material well-being is considered the most important goal, when the influence of religion has been weakened everywhere in the world, a special responsibility lies upon the writer.