Solzhenitsyn at Harvard: The Address, Twelve Early Responses, and Six Later ReflectionsRonald Berman |
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... defend itself against the corrosion of evil . And what shall we say about the dark realms of overt crimi- nality ? Legal limits ( especially in the United States ) are broad enough to encourage not only individual freedom but also some ...
... defend itself against the corrosion of evil . And what shall we say about the dark realms of overt crimi- nality ? Legal limits ( especially in the United States ) are broad enough to encourage not only individual freedom but also some ...
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... defend free institutions . In one of the memorable sentences in his Harvard address , he quietly says , " To defend oneself , one must also be ready to die❞ — and the context shows that by this he means the defense of our free ...
... defend free institutions . In one of the memorable sentences in his Harvard address , he quietly says , " To defend oneself , one must also be ready to die❞ — and the context shows that by this he means the defense of our free ...
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... defend yourself to such an extent ? ” ( italics added ) . The remainder of Solzhenitsyn's analysis consti- tutes a profound investigation into the soul and intellectual roots of the West , in search of an answer to that painful question ...
... defend yourself to such an extent ? ” ( italics added ) . The remainder of Solzhenitsyn's analysis consti- tutes a profound investigation into the soul and intellectual roots of the West , in search of an answer to that painful question ...
Contents
A World Split Apart | 3 |
The Obsession of Solzhenitsyn | 23 |
Thoughts on Solzhenitsyn | 30 |
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