Crimes and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
Posted in 451 with tags Truth on September 7, 2008 by 451It would be interesting to know what it is men are most afraid of. Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what they fear most….
“What’s the most offensive is not their lying- one can always forgive lying- lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth- what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying….
John Steinbeck, journal entry, 1938
Posted in 451 with tags Truth on September 7, 2008 by 451“In every bit of honest writing in the world…there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love.”
Civil Disobedience and Non-Violence – Leo Tolstoy
Posted in 451 with tags Truth on September 6, 2008 by 451Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable signification is nothing else but a means of obtaining for the rulers their ambitions and covetous desires, and for the ruled the abdication of human dignity, reason, and conscience, and a slavish enthrallment to those in power. And as such it is recommended where ever it is preached.
