An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.

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.

After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol.

The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was mostly the work of Communist party members and others who wanted to bring about 'socialism with a human face.'

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

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