Ignazio Silone Quotes


"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."
- Ignazio Silone
(Related: Men, Civilization, Values, Culture, Living, School, Theories)

"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 - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political."
- Ignazio Silone
(Related: Mistake, Possibility, Authority, Liberty, Literary, Religious, Saying)

"Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place."
- Ignazio Silone
(Related: Fascism, Revolution)

"Destiny is the invention of the cowardly, and the resigned."
- Ignazio Silone
(Related: Destiny, Invention)