"A man who is not afraid to die is not afraid to live."

"To stand up for truth is nothing. To stand up for truth when it is unpopular is everything."

"A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones."

"Democracy is not the answer to everything."

"Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart — and…"