Quotes by Havel, Vaclav

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwa >>

Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no >>

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

Quotations about Power

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. The resentme >>

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowe >>

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in compariso >>

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both.

Havel, Vaclav