The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

Quote by Vaclav Havel

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Lying can never save us from another lie.

Lying can never save us from another lie.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and...

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and...

When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.

When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete.

None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population,...

None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population,...

Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so...

Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so...

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to...

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to...

Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that...

Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that...

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the...

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the...

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.

Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am...

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am...

The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the...

The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the...

Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or...

Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or...

I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.

I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.

There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.

There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who...

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only...

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only...

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that...

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that...

If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now...

If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now...