Even ministers of good things are like torches, a light to others, waste and destruction to themselves.

I preached as never sure to preach again, And as a dying man to dying men.

It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their [the communists' ] terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us, so everyone was happy.

He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be, shall never want attentive and favourable hearers.

Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better

This was a tragedy that was avoidable.