The Polish freedom movement of 1968 lost its confrontation with police violence; the Prague Spring was crushed by the armies of five Warsaw Pact members. But in both countries, 1968 gave birth to a new political consciousness. — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
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.' — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
As a rule, dictatorships guarantee safe streets and terror of the doorbell. In democracy the streets may be unsafe after dark, but the most… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
“I think you can be an enemy of Saddam Hussein even if Donald Rumsfeld is also an enemy of Saddam Hussein.” — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
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… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
A part of society in our countries would still prefer an authoritarian regime today. These are people with the mentality of Homo sovieticus. But… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
Today we reject the notion of equality between a regime that belongs to the democratic world - even if it is conservative and disagreeable… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
The Polish freedom movement of 1968 lost its confrontation with police violence; the Prague Spring was crushed by the armies of five Warsaw Pact… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French… — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
The real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state. — Adam Michnik Copy Share Image
