The Heart Senses Who Is Friend And

Patriotism Means Unqualified And Unwavering Love For The Nation, Which Implies Not Uncritical Eagerness To Serve, Not Support For Unjust Claims, But Frank Assessment Of Its Vices And Sins, And Penitence For Them.

In Our Village, Folks Say God Crumbles Up The Old Moon Into Stars.

It's Not The Sea That Drowns You-it's The Puddle.

Every Human Act Can Be Disguised With A Coating Of Gilt.

When The Whole Discussion Of "developing A National Idea" Hastily Began In Post-soviet Russia, I Tried To Pour Cold Water On It With The Objection That, After All The Devastating Losses We Had Experienced, It Would Be Quite Sufficient To Have Just One Task: The Preservation Of A Dying People.