“Indifference to others and indifference to the fate of the whole is precisely what opens the door to evil.”

“To understand each other is not to adapt to each other, but to understand each other’s identities.”

“Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred!”

“Hope is not the belief that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something has meaning – no matter how it turns out.”

“It’s up to each of us to try. Those who say an individual can’t do much are just looking for excuses.”

“The natural disadvantage of democracy is that it vastly binds the hands of those who are honest with it, while allowing those who do not take it seriously almost everything.”

“I can’t hate, and I’m glad. If for nothing else, it’s because hatred dims the vision and makes it impossible to find the truth.”

“Our whole world is a big stage of fools.” (Leaving)

“Hope is a state of spirit that gives meaning to our lives.”

“No one who has paid for our freedom today in one way or another should be forgotten.”

Václav Havel

(5. října 1936 Praha – 18. prosince 2011 Vlčice-Hrádeček)

Politician, Czechoslovakian and Czech President, playwright, dissident.