Conscience Be My Guide: An Anthology of Prison WritingsGeoffrey Bould Bloomsbury Academic, 1991 - 262 sidor This remarkable collection of prison literature inspires with the eloquent idealism of prisoners of conscience through the ages. The contributors include many of the world's finest writers: Wole Soyinka, Primo Levi, Irina Ratushinskaya, Fydor Dostoyevsky, Henry Throeau. There are moving accounts from victims of the Holocaust, Soviet labor camps and psychiatric prisons, nuclear protestors, civil rights and anti-apartheid activists, anti-colonial nationalists and targets of religious persecution throughout history. |
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... arms , and in 1651 was in prison at Derby when the Commonwealth army was seeking recruits . The meaning of virtue My time being nearly out of being committed six months to the House of Correction , they filled the House of Correction ...
... arms , and in 1651 was in prison at Derby when the Commonwealth army was seeking recruits . The meaning of virtue My time being nearly out of being committed six months to the House of Correction , they filled the House of Correction ...
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... arms ; Aim , ' and their guns were pointed directly at my breast . I raised my arms and prayed : ' Father , forgive them ; they know not what they do . ' Not a gun was fired . They lowered them without orders , and some of the men were ...
... arms ; Aim , ' and their guns were pointed directly at my breast . I raised my arms and prayed : ' Father , forgive them ; they know not what they do . ' Not a gun was fired . They lowered them without orders , and some of the men were ...
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... arms and dropping into my hair from the ceiling . By twisting and pressing my body against the bars I could crush some , but not all . Standing nine hours in one spot is exhausting ; to sit or lie becomes a pressing need . At the end of ...
... arms and dropping into my hair from the ceiling . By twisting and pressing my body against the bars I could crush some , but not all . Standing nine hours in one spot is exhausting ; to sit or lie becomes a pressing need . At the end of ...
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Amnesty International arrested asked Auschwitz became believe Belzec blindfolded body born bread called cell Christian Communist concentration camp conscientious objectors court dear death detained detention door Esperanto eyes face faith father fear feel feet Fellowship of Reconciliation felt Franz Jägerstätter freedom friends German Gestapo give Goli Otok ground guards handcuffs hands head hear heard heart hope human imprisoned Index on Censorship interrogation jail knew later letter live look Lord mind months morning never night No-Conscription Fellowship objectors one's pain peace person police political pray prayer priest prisoner of conscience punishment refused released remember sentenced soldiers solitary confinement someone soul South African spirit Stara Gradiska struggle suffering survive talk tell thing thought told took torture tried Venko Markovski voice walk wall words write wrote