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Vaclav Havel Quotes

I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence Picture Quote #1

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality Picture Quote #1

We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought Picture Quote #1

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them Picture Quote #1

I have found that good taste, oddly enough, plays an important role in politics. Why is it like that? The most probable reason is that good taste is a visible manifestation of human sensibility toward the world, environment, people Picture Quote #1

Technological measures are important, but equally important is... a consciousness of the commonality of all living beings and an emphasis on shared responsibility Picture Quote #1

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I cannot imagine that I could strive for something if I did not carry hope in me Picture Quote #1

If a single writer in a country is in chains, then there are some links of that chain that binds us all Picture Quote #1

By perceiving ourselves as part of the river, we take responsibility for the river as a whole Picture Quote #1

Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served Picture Quote #1

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more humane society will not emerge Picture Quote #1

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly Picture Quote #1

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The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance Picture Quote #1

The worst thing is that we live in a contaminated moral environment. We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought. Concepts such as love, friendship, compassion, humility or forgiveness lost their depth and dimension Picture Quote #1

Human rights, human freedoms, and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world. These values are as powerful as they are because, under certain circumstances, people accept them without compulsion and are willing to die for them Picture Quote #1

As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the same time try to resist corruption and deception. In other words, I must do my utmost to act in harmony with my conscience and my better self Picture Quote #1

The previous regime... reduced man to a means of production and nature to a tool of production. Thus it attacked both their very essence and their mutual relationship. It reduced gifted and autonomous people to nuts and bolts in some monstrously huge, noisy, and stinking machine Picture Quote #1

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I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence (Vaclav Havel Quotes) We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality (Vaclav Havel Quotes) We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought (Vaclav Havel Quotes) There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I have found that good taste, oddly enough, plays an important role in politics. Why is it like that? The most probable reason is that good taste is a visible manifestation of human sensibility toward the world, environment, people (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Technological measures are important, but equally important is... a consciousness of the commonality of all living beings and an emphasis on shared responsibility (Vaclav Havel Quotes) I cannot imagine that I could strive for something if I did not carry hope in me (Vaclav Havel Quotes) If a single writer in a country is in chains, then there are some links of that chain that binds us all (Vaclav Havel Quotes) By perceiving ourselves as part of the river, we take responsibility for the river as a whole (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Ownership is not a vice, not something to be ashamed of, but rather a commitment, and an instrument by which the general good can be served (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more humane society will not emerge (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world. In other words, I can only recommend perspective and distance (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The worst thing is that we live in a contaminated moral environment. We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought. Concepts such as love, friendship, compassion, humility or forgiveness lost their depth and dimension (Vaclav Havel Quotes) Human rights, human freedoms, and human dignity have their deepest roots somewhere outside the perceptible world. These values are as powerful as they are because, under certain circumstances, people accept them without compulsion and are willing to die for them (Vaclav Havel Quotes) As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the same time try to resist corruption and deception. In other words, I must do my utmost to act in harmony with my conscience and my better self (Vaclav Havel Quotes) The previous regime... reduced man to a means of production and nature to a tool of production. Thus it attacked both their very essence and their mutual relationship. It reduced gifted and autonomous people to nuts and bolts in some monstrously huge, noisy, and stinking machine (Vaclav Havel Quotes)

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