Notable/Famous Quotes from The Grand Inquisitor
“For never was there anything more unbearable to the human race than personal freedom!”
“Man shall not live by bread alone—was Thine answer.”
“‘Feed us first and then command us to be virtuous!’ will be the words written upon the banner lifted against Thee.”
“There are three Powers, three unique Forces upon earth, capable of conquering for ever by charming the conscience of these weak rebels—men—for their own good; and these Forces are: Miracle, Mystery and Authority.”
“We corrected and improved Thy teaching and based it upon ‘Miracle, Mystery, and Authority.'”
“Man is born a rebel, and can rebels be ever happy?”
“So terrible will that freedom at last appear to men!”
“Enslave, but feed us!”
“We took Rome from him and the glaive of Caesar, and declared ourselves alone the kings of this earth, its sole kings, though our work is not yet fully accomplished.”
“Thou art right, O Lord, very right, Thou hast condemned us justly.”
“‘Go,’ he says, ‘go, and return no more… do not come again… never, never!'”
“The kiss burns his heart, but the old man remains firm in his own ideas and unbelief.”