I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining.

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We will also allow state companies to sell shares to their workers and will pass...

We will also allow state companies to sell shares to their workers and will pass...

To talk about planning an economic system is to talk in old terms, and I...

To talk about planning an economic system is to talk in old terms, and I...

We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and...

We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and...

Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it...

Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it...

Then in 1969, I spent the spring term at Cornell University in New York. The...

Then in 1969, I spent the spring term at Cornell University in New York. The...

The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many...

The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many...

To pursue a so-called Third Way is foolish. We had our experience with this in...

To pursue a so-called Third Way is foolish. We had our experience with this in...

It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have...

It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have...

People like me who were engaging in brinkmanship with the party economic bosses and the...

People like me who were engaging in brinkmanship with the party economic bosses and the...

Nevertheless, there is another threat on the horizon. I see this threat in environmentalism which...

Nevertheless, there is another threat on the horizon. I see this threat in environmentalism which...

I never intended to be a politician or office-seeker.

I never intended to be a politician or office-seeker.

What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to...

What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to...

That means following a very restrictive fiscal and monetary policy which will squeeze the monopolies...

That means following a very restrictive fiscal and monetary policy which will squeeze the monopolies...

By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of...

By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of...

I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late...

I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late...

We must have the time to create strict rules so that property is not sold...

We must have the time to create strict rules so that property is not sold...