The qualities that make for noble resistance to oppression are very different from the qualities that make for good democratic government. In this article, first published in Polish in the 6-8 April issue of Gazeta Wyborcza, Adam Michnik observes that Poland’s dissidents have a role to play as the conscience of the people, but not necessarily the leaders of the […]
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