A Communist Breaks Because He Must Choose

... My Century.. Is Unique In The History Of Men For Two Reasons. It Is The First Century Since Life Began When A Decisive Part Of The Most Articulate Section Of Mankind Has Not Merely Ceased To Believe In God, But Has Deliberately Rejected God. And It Is The Century In Which This Religious Rejection Has Taken A Specifically Political Form.

For In This Century, Within The Next Decades, Will Be Decided For Generations Whether All Mankind Is To Become Communist, Whether The Whole World Is To Become Free, Or Whether, In The Struggle, Civilization As We Know It Is To Be Completely Destroyed Or Completely Changed.

True Wisdom Comes From The Overcoming Of Suffering And Sin. All True Wisdom Is Therefore Touched With Sadness.

I Do Not Know Any Way To Explain Why God's Grace Touches A Man Who Seems Unworthy Of It.

On A Scale Personal Enough To Be Felt By All, But Big Enough To Be Symbolic, The Two Irreconcilable Faiths Of Our Time - Communism And Freedom - Came To Grips In The Persons Of Two Conscious And Resolute Men.