Both men have an authoritarian idea of government; democracy is merely a façade.
ADAM MICHNIKAlthough 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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Kaczynski appointed a judge to the position of deputy justice minister who had once sentenced current President Bronislaw Komorowski to a prison term.
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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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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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There were free elections in Bulgaria, where the opposition has just won.
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America needed our help, and we had to give it.
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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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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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We still have politicians who strive for a different type of country: Kaczynski as well as Orbán in Hungary.
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In a democracy, the government is a reflection of society because people are elected.
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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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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 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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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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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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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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