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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

Topics: After Being Careful Execute Existence French French Revolution Judge King Question Revolution Somebody Symbol Treason Very You

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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Belong Different Ethics Politics Worlds

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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

Topics: America Be Patient Change China Europe Islam Liberal Otherwise Patient Russia Take Threat Time Will You

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I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Always American Argument Dangerous Differently Ideological Make Nation Political Think Those Traitors Treat Very Way Who I Think

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

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Action Ethical Like Politicians Pragmatic Purely Terms Unethical

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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.

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Topics: Ally America Duty Give Had Help Loyal Needed Our Poland Predictable Reliable Show States United United States United States Of America

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France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything.

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Accept American Anything Both Cowboys Culture Dominating Farmers France French Keep Left Longer Never Power Primitive Right Thinking True Understand Who World

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I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Against Consider Countries Day Did Even Flags Iraq Links Lower Mourning My Own Myself Own Started Sure Though War Work

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

~Adam Michnik

Topics: Blind Deaf Likely More Much Outside Powerful Signals You

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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

Topics: Arabs Country Democratic East Elected Election Israel Middle Middle East Only Only Country Parliament Where

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Biography

Nationality: Polish

Type: Editor

Born: October 17th, 1946

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