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I Have Always Insisted On The Need For Local Self-government For Russia, But I Never Opposed This Model To Western Democracy. On The Contrary, I Have Tried To Convince My Fellow Citizens By Citing The Examples Of Highly Effective Local Self-government Systems In Switzerland And New England, Both Of Which I Saw First-hand.

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?

It Was Only When I Lay There On The Rotting Prison Straw That I Sensed Within Myself The First Stirrings Of Good. Gradually It Was Disclosed To Me That The Line Separating Good And Evil Passes Not Between States Nor Between Social Classes Nor Between Political Parties, But Right Through Every Human Heart, Through All Human Hearts. And That Is Why I Turn Back To The Years Of My Imprisonment And Say, Sometimes To The Astonishment Of Those About Me, Bless You, Prison, For Having Been A Part Of My Life.

When You're Young, You Haven't The Experience, When You're Old You Haven't The Strength.

In Our Country The Lie Has Become Not Just A Moral Category But A Pillar Of The State.