Over a half century ago, while … — Solzhenitsyn

“Over a half century ago, while I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of old people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: “Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.” Since then I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our revolution; in the process I have read hundreds of books, collected hundreds of personal testimonies, and have already contributed eight volumes of my own toward the effort of clearing away the rubble left by that upheaval. But if I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: “Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.” — ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Mais de meio século atrás, quando eu ainda era criança, lembro-me de ouvir um número de pessoas mais velhas oferecem a seguinte explicação para os grandes desastres que se abateram sobre a Rússia: Os homens se esqueceram de Deus, é por isso que tudo isso aconteceu. Desde então, tenho passado quase 50 anos estudando a história de nossa revolução. Durante esse processo, li centenas de livros, colecionei centenas de testemunhos pessoais e contribuí com oito volumes de minha própria lavra no esforço de transpor o entulho deixado por aquele levante. Mas se hoje me pedissem para formular da maneira mais concisa possível a causa principal da perniciosa revolução que deu cabo de mais de 60 milhões de compatriotas, não poderia fazê-lo de modo mais preciso do que repetir: ‘Os homens se esqueceram de Deus; é por isso que aconteceram todas essas coisas’.— ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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A decline in courage may be the most … — Solzhenitsyn

“A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage . (. . .) Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.” — ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Um declínio na coragem pode ser a característica mais marcante que um observador externo percebe hoje no Ocidente. O mundo ocidental perdeu sua coragem cívica. ( . . ) Tal declínio na coragem é particularmente perceptível entre a elite do poder e a elite intelectual, causando uma impressão de perda de coragem por toda a sociedade. — ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Modern society is hypnotised … — Solzhenitsyn

“Modern society is hypnotised by socialism. It is prevented by socialism from seeing the mortal danger it is in. One of the greatest dangers of all is that you have lost all sense of danger. You cannot even see where it is coming from as it moves swiftly towards you. — ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“A sociedade moderna está hipnotizada pelo socialismo. É impedida pelo socialismo de ver o perigo mortal em que se encontra. E um dos maiores perigos é que você perdeu toda a sensação de perigo, você não pode nem ver de onde ele está vindo enquanto se move rapidamente em direção a você.” — ©️Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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The strength or weakness of a society … — Solzhenitsyn

“The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialisation.Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life.If a nation’s spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development.A tree with a rotten core cannot stand.”— ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

A força ou fraqueza de uma sociedade depende mais do nível de sua vida espiritual do que de seu nível de industrialização.Nem uma economia de mercado nem mesmo a abundância geral constituem a realização suprema da vida humana. Se as forças e vitalidade espiritual de uma nação se esgotarem, ela não será salva do colapso nem pela mais perfeita estrutura governamental nem por qualquer desenvolvimento industrial.Uma árvore com um núcleo podre não pode ficar de pé. — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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To coexist with communism on the same … — Solzhenitsyn

“…to coexist with communism on the same planet is impossible. Either it will spread, cancer-like, to destroy mankind, or else mankind will have to rid itself of communism (and even then face lengthy treatment for secondary tumors). — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Foreign Affairs)

“… Coexistir com o comunismo no mesmo planeta é impossível.Ou se espalhará, como o câncer, para destruir a humanidade, ou então a humanidade terá que se livrar do comunismo (e até mesmo enfrentar um longo tratamento para tumores secundários).” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Foreign Affairs)

“One [mistake] is the failure to understand the radical hostility of communism to mankind as a whole—the failure to realize that communism is irredeemable, that there exist no “better” variants of communism; that it is incapable of growing “kinder,” that it cannot survive as an ideology without using terror, and that, consequently, …to coexist with communism on the same planet is impossible. Either it will spread, cancer-like, to destroy mankind, or else mankind will have to rid itself of communism (and even then face lengthy treatment for secondary tumors). — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Foreign Affairs

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If only there were evil people somewhere … — Solzhenitsyn

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? (…)… The same old caveman feeling-greed, envy, violence, and mutual hate, which along the way assumed respectable pseudonyms like class struggle, racial struggle, mass struggle, labor-union struggle-are tearing our world to pieces. — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“Se ao menos fosse tudo tão simples! Se ao menos houvesse pessoas más em algum lugar insidiosamente cometendo más ações, e seria necessário apenas separá-las do resto de nós e destruí-las. Mas a linha que divide o bem e o mal corta o coração de todo ser humano. E quem está disposto a destruir um pedaço do seu próprio coração?” (…)“Os mesmos velhos sentimentos do homem das cavernas – ganância, inveja, violência e ódio mútuo, que ao longo do caminho assumiram respeitáveis pseudônimos como luta de classes, luta racial, luta de massas, luta sindical – estão dilacerando nosso mundo.” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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To reject this inhuman Communist ideology … — Solzhenitsyn

“to reject this inhuman Communist ideology is simply to be a human being. Such a rejection is more than a political act. It is a protest of our souls against those who would have us forget the concepts of GOOD and EVIL.” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“Rejeitar essa ideologia comunista desumana é simplesmente ser um ser humano. Tal rejeição é mais que um ato político. É um protesto de nossas almas contra aqueles que querem nos fazer esquecer os conceitos de BEM e MAL.” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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“Socialism of any type leads to … Solzhenitsyn

“Socialism of any type leads to a total destruction of the human spirit” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“Socialismo de qualquer tipo leva à destruição total do espírito humano.” — ©️ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Fruit of The Spirit: Self-Control

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