A Great Writer Is, So To Speak,

Why Should I Trust You? We Haven't Drunk From The Same Bowl Of Soup.

One Should Not Ascribe The Evil Deeds Of Individual Leaders Or Political Regimes To An Innate Fault Of The Russian People And Their Country.

Truth Seldom Is Pleasant; It Is Almost Invariably Bitter.

The Belly Is An Ungrateful Wretch, It Never Remembers Past Favors, It Always Wants More Tomorrow.

If One Is Forever Cautious, Can One Remain A Human Being?