Vaclav Havel Quotes

Now we have a sort of economical drying of intellectuals. - Vaclav Havel

None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events. - Vaclav Havel

Mr. President, for the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization there's no doubt in my mind that it was personal leadership that made this historic development possible. - Vaclav Havel

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. - Vaclav Havel

Lying can never save us from another lie. - Vaclav Havel

Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy. - Vaclav Havel

Just as many showed their solidarity with us when we were striving for freedom, so now we must show solidarity to those who are only striving for it in uneasy conditions. - Vaclav Havel

It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly. - Vaclav Havel

It is the beginning of the worst moment. All of the flood barriers are at their maximum level. - Vaclav Havel

It is as if many have again ignored the fact that an attack on the freedom of individuals threatens the freedom of all. - Vaclav Havel

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