“When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.”
— Vaclav Havel
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Hope is a state of mind, not
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”
— Vaclav Havel
Author: Vaclav Havel
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Even a purely moral act that has
“Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.”
— Vaclav Havel
Author: Vaclav Havel
Category: hope
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Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there
“Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.”
— Vaclav Havel
Author: Vaclav Havel
Category: peace
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