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 visitor in the early hours will be the milkman.
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 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 …
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 …
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.
Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak free… - Adam Michnik
Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak free…
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