Both men have an authoritarian idea of government; democracy is merely a façade.
ADAM MICHNIKDo you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it.
More Adam Michnik Quotes
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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.
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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 who wanted to bring about ‘socialism with a human face.’
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become.
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Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it.
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They want a gradual coup. If Orbán stayed in power in Hungary or if Kaczynski were to win an election in our country, it would be dangerous.
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A part of society in our countries would still prefer an authoritarian regime today. These are people with the mentality of Homo sovieticus. But they also exist in France – just think of Le Pen – and even in Finland and Sweden.
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There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won.
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Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely.
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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.
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I think you can be an enemy of Saddam Hussein even if Donald Rumsfeld is also an enemy of Saddam Hussein.
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I can’t remember any text of mine where I said that one should fight Hitler without violence; I’m not an idiot.
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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.
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Demagoguery and populism are rampant. We are the illegitimate children, the bastards of communism. It shaped our mentality.
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