“A man lives his life only when he is marching, i thought, when he keeps marching onwards at any price. When he stops marching onwards, he decays. The joy of life is the joy of the experience that comes from… — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“Prisons are built to break men, and when men are broken society has consummated its revenge” — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“I would not have shied away from an assignment to sail a canoe around Cape Horn or to take charge of the government of… — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“The hours slipped by, and the men and the girls talked and talked as only communists of that wild and irresponsible period could talk… — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“A man lives his life only when he is marching, i thought, when he keeps marching onwards at any price. When he stops marching… — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“We find that a high plane of sustained horror is often convenient for reasons of state." — Inspector Kraus (Gestapo)” — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“We were the unflinching prisoners of a grandiose make-believe, we who looked upon ourselves as heard-headed materialists. We dismissed the distress of today, the… — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“Prisons are built to break men, and when men are broken society has consummated its revenge” — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
“Break the character and independence of your man and you will have an obedient trooper.” — Jan Valtin Copy Share Image
