Poland is an ally of the United States of America. It was our duty to show that we are a reliable, loyal, and predictable ally. America needed our help, and we had to give it.
The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others… - Adam Michnik
The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others…
- Adam Michnik
I think you can be an enemy of Saddam Hussein even if Donald Rumsfeld is also an enemy of Saddam Hussein. - Adam Michnik
I think you can be an enemy of Saddam Hussein even if Donald Rumsfeld is also an enemy of Saddam Hussein.
As a rule, dictatorships guarantee safe streets and terror of the doorbell. In democracy the streets may be unsafe after dark, but the most likely vi… - Adam Michnik
As a rule, dictatorships guarantee safe streets and terror of the doorbell. In democracy the streets may be unsafe after dark, but the most likely vi…
After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful w… - Adam Michnik
After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful w…
Today we reject the notion of equality between a regime that belongs to the democratic world - even if it is conservative and disagreeable - and a to… - Adam Michnik
Today we reject the notion of equality between a regime that belongs to the democratic world - even if it is conservative and disagreeable - and a to…
I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the Ameri… - Adam Michnik
I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the Ameri…
If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside. - Adam Michnik
If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.
We lack a political culture, a culture of compromise. We in Poland, as well as the Hungarians, have never learned this sort of thing. Although there … - Adam Michnik
We lack a political culture, a culture of compromise. We in Poland, as well as the Hungarians, have never learned this sort of thing. Although there …
I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one … - Adam Michnik
I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one …
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