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There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won.

Adam Michnik

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become.
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Doing Done Life Love Society Start Wisdom
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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Country Flag Link Lower Mourning Sure Thought War
Both men have an authoritarian idea of government; democracy is merely a façade.
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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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Bastard Children Communism Demagoguery Illegitimate Mentality Populism Shape
Although there is a strong desire for freedom in the countries of Eastern Europe, there is no democratic tradition, so that the risk of anarchy and chaos continues to exist.
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Anarchy Continue Country Democratic Desire Freedom Strong Tradition
The real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state.
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Cease Citizen Property Real State Struggle
We still have politicians who strive for a different type of country: Kaczynski as well as Orbán in Hungary.
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We lack a political culture, a culture of compromise. We in Poland, as well as the Hungarians, have never learned this sort of thing.
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This is why we will never again say that Chamberlain is no better than Hitler, Roosevelt no better than Stalin, and Nixon no better than Mao Zedong, even if we do condemn Roosevelt for Yalta, Chamberlain for Munich, and Nixon for Watergate.
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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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Believe Freely Question Speak Speech Tell Truth
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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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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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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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 totalitarian dictatorship, whether its colors are black, red, or green.
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In a democracy, the government is a reflection of society because people are elected.
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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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