"The histories of nations can be understood as stories that members of a society tell themselves about where they came from and where they are going. The defining characteristic of the history of a totalitarian state (like the one in Darkness at Noon) is the political necessity of unquestioned adhere"
""Yes, said Rubashov. 'So consequent that in the interests of a just distribution of land we deliberately let die of starvation about five million farmers and their families in one year. So consequent were we in the liberation of human beings from the shackles of industrial exploitation that we sent "
totalitarianism要不得。有些段落真的牛逼。"politices are chronically in a time of need--the rulers were always able to evoke 'exceptional circumstances', which demanded exceptional measures of defence."
"The vileness and cruelty of class enemies can be overcome by people who are themselves even more vile and more cruel. Their victory will justify them."
Celebration of the individual and of humanity,黑暗中的个体真的珍贵:牢房中的几个人见不到面,只能通过敲铁门传递信息,但是他们也会为素未谋面的死刑犯敲再见,402室的犯人抛下政见,给将死的男主最后一次conversation...男主最后的记忆是童年的individual经历,确实啊,人们individual的经历和回忆真的值得珍惜,它们也可以包含很多,人不应该变成数字...男主在极端环境下的反应跟我的估计是一模一样...试图理论化,告诉自己严刑也没什么,只要做好准备...历史的齿轮翻滚,可能莫名其妙你就变成“不符合历史进程”的人被处理掉了...不知道我们现在是不是作者说的“没有脐带的人”,因为我们跟之前的世界没有关联