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 More Quotes by Adam Michnik More Quotes From Adam Michnik Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power and revenge on the votaries of the ancien regime. Adam Michnik freedom power revenge struggle Why am I such a Euro-enthusiast? Because I knew it was an anchor of democracy. Adam Michnik anchor why because democracy The ethics of journalism are one thing. Another thing is the ethics of business. Adam Michnik one-thing ethics journalism business Politics is the art of achieving political goals - of achieving what is possible in a given situation - that is, in a situation that has its conditions and its limits. Adam Michnik goals politics limits art An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms. Adam Michnik politicians like ethical action The threat to Russia isn't liberal Europe or America. It is nonliberal Islam and nonliberal China. Russia has to change. It can't be otherwise. It will take time. You have to be patient. Adam Michnik you islam change time Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of Solidarity is based on an opposite premise - that there are causes worth suffering and dying for. Adam Michnik worth say solidarity suffering Politics is the art of realizing what there is to realize. Adam Michnik realize realizing politics art For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope. Adam Michnik us poland hope spring In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past. Adam Michnik war country past world 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 police freedom political violence I do not accept being a prisoner of fear. Of Communism, of fascism. That, one can bear. But of one's fear. No. Never. Adam Michnik never accept communism fear I do know that you have to choose between the logic of reconciliation and the logic of justice. Pure justice leads to new civil war. I prefer the negotiable revolution. Adam Michnik new you justice war
