False gods must be repudiated, but that is not all: The reasons for their existence must be sought beneath their masks.
Alexander HerzenThe world will not know liberty until all that is religious and political is transformed into something simple and human and made susceptible to criticism and denial.
Alexander HerzenThere is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.
Alexander Herzen