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.
ADAM MICHNIKThe real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state.
More Adam Michnik Quotes
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Sometimes the type of person from the old machine, who is everything but an appealing figure, happens to win an election. But democracy applies to everyone, not just the noble and the clever.
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Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.
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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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We still have politicians who strive for a different type of country: Kaczynski as well as Orbán in Hungary.
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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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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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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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The real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state.
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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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America needed our help, and we had to give it.
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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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I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself.
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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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Demagoguery and populism are rampant. We are the illegitimate children, the bastards of communism. It shaped our mentality.
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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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