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If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside. Adam Michnik
You Signals More Outside Powerful Likely Blind Deaf Much
I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly. Adam Michnik
Man Country Believe Only He Clearly Look His Useful
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. Adam Michnik
Politics Art Political Goals Situation Possible Given Limits Conditions Achieving
An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms. Adam Michnik
Politicians Action Analyzed Purely Like Terms Pragmatic Unethical Ethical
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. Adam Michnik
Time You Change Will Be Patient Islam Patient Liberal Otherwise Threat Russia Take America China Europe
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.' Adam Michnik
Work Socialism Face Party Spring Revolution Others Members About Main Between Velvet Mostly Prague Human Difference Wanted Former Human Face Communist Communist Party Who Bring
In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past. Adam Michnik
War World Country Past Ideals Democratic Were Rooted Communist Appealed Czechoslovakia Deeply World War
I do know that you have to choose between the logic of reconciliation and the logic of justice. Pure justice leads to new civil war. I prefer the negotiable revolution. Adam Michnik
War You Justice Pure Revolution Logic Reconciliation Civil Civil War Between Leads New Know Prefer Choose
It's always difficult, especially the U.S. Open, the last of the Grand Slams. It's always tough because you know, the season is very long. I really played a lot this year. Sometimes it's really hard to stay focused all the time because you're really tired after the whole season. Agnieszka Radwanska
Time Tired You Sometimes Long Tough Year Difficult Focused Stay Stay Focused Open Know Because Always Lot Very After Grand Grand Slams Really Hard Whole Season Played Last
Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Suffering Compassion Face Righteous Able Demonstrate Human Who Human Suffering
Every man is responsible only for his own acts. The sons do not inherit the sins of the fathers. But can we say: that was long ago, they were different? Aleksander Kwasniewski
Man Long Own Every Fathers Say Responsible Only Sons Were His Sins Different Inherit Acts Every Man
The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Nation Community Generations Individuals
We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have understood that bad service is done to the nation by those who are impelling to renounce that past. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Attitude Service History Dark Responsibility Become Nation Past Our Those Bad Towards Renounce Understood Done Pages Who Aware
We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty-five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have no doubts that it was your vision of Poland which led us in the right direction. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Today You Together Vision Free Live Side Would Would-Be Direction Poland Without Years Years Ago Led Did Same Which Us Stand Your Doubts Twenty-Five Right Right Direction
To be in the EU, it means to have same rules of... for economy, for social life, to be together in the majority of European countries. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Life Together Rules Countries Economy Majority Same Social Means Social Life EU European European Countries
There is simply no room for anti-Semitism in a democratic and law-abiding state. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Anti-Semitism State Law-Abiding Simply Democratic Room
So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we're proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what's more important, much better than before. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Better Important Before Think President Say More Poland Proud Am Coming Than Different Which Much
My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shape; it is much different than ten years ago when last state visit from Poland was here in the United States. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Good President State States Visit Ten Good Shape Ten Years Ten Years Ago Shape Poland Message Am Coming Years Years Ago Than American Different Which Much American President United United States Here Last
In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO can play, and will play, a very crucial role in this struggle. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Terrorism Struggle Fight Problem Will NATO Crucial Long-Term Term Opinion Question Very Role Short In My Opinion Which Short-Term Us Play
However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland. Aleksander Kwasniewski
Immigration Will Doubt Wave Poland Come However
If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone. Alfred Korzybski
Alone Words World Possible Objective Structure Only Between Obviously Territory Linguistic Link Then Maps Found Actual Things
On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film. Andrzej Wajda
Great School Big Other Secondary Secondary School Brought Adult Students Had Attempts Primary Contemporary Well Polish Audiences Were Hand Create Film Spectacles
We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics. Andrzej Wajda
Life Politics Waiting Culture People Collapse Area Economy Retreat Least Were Expected Soviet Going Soviet Union Just Full Union Initiative
There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers. Andrzej Wajda
Money Giving Back Distributors Percentage Instance Sharing Ticket Industry Because Sales Legislation Not Interested Interested Film Film Industry Filmmakers Filmmaking
The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage. Andrzej Wajda
Life Work Good Theatre Reality Writing Stage Difficulty Would Given Allowed New Greater Even Film Play Level Set
Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95 percent. As a result, audiences turned away from the kinds of films that we used to make. Andrzej Wajda
Entertainment Result Films Kinds Percent Something Like Make Audiences Were Dominated American Screens Turned Used Suddenly Away Extent
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