Ignazio Silone

“Nothing is so discouraging as a bad example.”

“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”

“Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying no to any authority.”

“The final conflict will be between the Communists and the ex-Communists.”

“A man's affections are the most important part of him.”

“But my hope is that the 'good' and 'bad' will slowly be obliterated and that people will be judged on another basis.”

“The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe in lies.”

“If you are taken to a police station, you can't expect tea and biscuits.”

“Freedom is not a thing that can be given. It is a thing men take.”

“The supreme luxury is to be able to be oneself.”

“Socialism is an ethic. It's an ethic of human solidarity.”

“On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.”