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One word of truth outweighs the whole world.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 11
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Surrender one hair, and you'll end up beardless.
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The earlier, the more fun. Why put it off? It’s the atomic age!
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During my time in the camps, I had got to know the enemies of the human race quite well: they respect the big fist and nothing else the harder you slug them, the safer you will be.
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... a man can safely sacrifice a great deal as long as he clings to the essential.
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