The process of recovery is a slow but organic process. It is first of all redemption from the spirit of lies, the exit from the realm of ghosts and phantoms to the realities. Now it is most necessary to assert the primacy of spiritual activity over political activity. It is necessary to fight spiritually against the bloody nightmare that has engulfed the world. The exclusive predominance of politics magnifies this nightmare and increases the bloodlust. The freedom of the human spirit must now be saved.

— Nikolai Berdyaev