Status in English

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship.

The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.

Threats to freedom of speech, writing, and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.

The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.