Quotes by Havel, Vaclav

A state that denies its citizens their basic rights becomes a danger t >>

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking >>

I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect. >>

Quotations about Dissent

You do not become a dissident just because you decide one day to take >>

If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person wer >>

I would like you to understand completely, also emotionally, that I'm >>

You do not become a dissident just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex set of external circumstances. You are cast out of the existing structures and placed in a position of conflict with them. It begins as an attempt to do your work well, and ends with being branded an enemy of society.

Havel, Vaclav