Quotes from We — Yevgeny Zamyatin
1884–1937 Russia
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At night numbers must sleep; it is their duty, just as it is their duty to work in the daytime. Not sleeping at night is a criminal offense.
We (1921)
The ancient God created the old man, capable of erring — thus he erred himself.
We (1921)
Knowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith.
We (1921)
Those two, in paradise, were given a choice: happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.
We (1921)
I turned. She was in a light, saffron-yellow dress of the ancient model. This was a thousand times more cruel than if she had worn nothing.
We (1921)
The two inhabitants of Paradise were given the opportunity to choose: happiness without freedom or freedom without happiness; tertium non datur. And they, donkeys, chose freedom: so what? You understand: then they regretted the chains for centuries.
We (1921)