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Alexander Solzhenitsyn Article
By Townie 76
I commend the following article in this week Economists on Alexander Solzhenitsyn and the importance of people speaking the hard truths. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11885318&fsrc=nwlgafree
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11885318&fsrc=nwlgafree or this link
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=11885318
"There is no sure defence against bad ideas, but one place to start is with a well-educated and sceptical citizenry that is free to listen to the notions of the intellectuals but is not in thrall to them—and, yes, may prefer the sports channel instead."
To be a doubter and a critical thinker is not a sin; unfortunately in our modern conformists society those who are truly critical thinkers are viewed as being trouble makers.
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Solzhenitsyn is one of my favorite author. I recommend a compilation of his speeches in the west titled 'Warning to the West'. Quite prophetic and spot on. I love the Harvard speech.
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