An ethical action, like an unethical action, is...... Quote by "Adam Michnik"

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

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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.
— Adam Michnik

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

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

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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.
— Adam Michnik

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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.
— Adam Michnik

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