41 Quotes by 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.

Poland is an ally of the United States of America. It was our duty to show that we are a reliable, loyal, and predictable ally. America needed our help, and we had to give it.

For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope.

Why am I such a Euro-enthusiast? Because I knew it was an anchor of democracy.

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.

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.

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.

If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.