The Dissident Does Not Operate In The Realm Of Genuine Power At All. He Is Not Seeking Power. He Has No Desire For Office And Does Not Gather Votes. He Does Not Attempt To Charm The Public, He Offers Nothing And Promises Nothing. He Can Offer, If Anything, Only His Own Skin - And He Offers It Solely Because He Has No Other Way Of Affirming The Truth He Stands For. His Actions Simply Articulate His Dignity As A Citizen, Regardless Of The Cost.

-Vaclav Havel

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The Dissident Does Not Operate In The

Vaclav Havel

The Dissident Does Not Operate In The Realm Of Genuine Power At All. He Is Not Seeking Power. He Has No Desire For Office And Does Not Gather Votes. He Does Not Attempt To Charm The Public, He Offers Nothing And Promises Nothing. He Can Offer, If Anything, Only His Own Skin - And He Offers It Solely Because He Has No Other Way Of Affirming The Truth He Stands For. His Actions Simply Articulate His Dignity As A Citizen, Regardless Of The Cost.

Topic

Truth

Power

Office

Sober Perseverance Is More Effective Than Enthusiastic Emotions, Which Are All Too Capable Of Being Transferred, With Little Difficulty, To Something Different Each Day.

Perseverance

Different

Each Day