Quotes by Havel, Vaclav

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

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest >>

I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the >>

Quotations about Civil Rights

There are those who say to you -- we are rushing this issue of civil r >>

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in per >>

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

A state that denies its citizens their basic rights becomes a danger to its neighbors as well: internal arbitrary rule will be reflected in arbitrary external relations. The suppression of public opinion, the abolition of public competition for power and its public exercise opens the way for the state power to arm itself in any way it sees fit. A state that does not hesitate to lie to its own people will not hesitate to lie to other states.

Havel, Vaclav