[ladyjane]

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spoke at Harvard’s commencement back in 1978. I wonder if any of them heard what he said.

[Noumenon]

He was jeered for his landmark speech, "A World Split Apart." It's a downloadable PDF. Get a copy and print it out, while you still can. This speech - again, for which he was jeered - is a stunning example of this man's insight into history, human nature and the human soul.

But the fight for our planet, physical and spiritual, a fight of cosmic proportions, is not a vague mattter of the future; it has already started. The forces of Evil have begun their decisive offensive. You can feel their pressure, yet your screens and publications are full of prescribed smiles and raised glasses. What is the joy about?