In memory of Václav Havel, let’s not lie to ourselves

Personal friend, former member of Plastic People of the Universe and dissident Jan Schneider contemplates Václav Havel’s legacy

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Jan Schneider | 19.12.2011
Václav Havel’s motto: ‘Truth and love must prevail over lies and hate’

In his first New Year’s address in 1990, Václav Havel announced that he was not elected president so as to lie to people. And let’s not lie now. His departure from this world has ruthlessly detracted attention from other events which it is crucial the public monitors. And the dirty protagonists may for the first time in their lives be grateful to Václav Havel; an unstoppable flow of sweet words of truths and love will fall from their mouths.

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