The Attempt To Devote Oneself To Literature

When A Truth Is Not Given Complete Freedom, Freedom Is Not Complete.

Self-confidence Is Not Pride. Just The Contrary: Only A Person Or A Nation That Is Self-confident, In The Best Sense Of The Word, Is Capable Of Listening To Others, Accepting Them As Equals, Forgiving Its Enemies And Regretting Its Own Guilt.

I Am Convinced That We Will Never Build A Democratic State Based On Rule Of Law If We Do Not At The Same Time Build A State That Is-regardless Of How Unscientific This May Sound To The Ears Of A Political Scientist-humane, Moral, Intellectual And Spiritual, And Cultural.

We Fell Morally Ill Because We Became Used To Saying Something Different From What We Thought.

This Is A Confusing And Uncertain Period, When A Thousand Wise Words Can Go Completely Unnoticed, And One Thoughtless Word Can Provoke An Utterly Nonsensical Furor.