"Democracy is only a political system of society, but freedom is something that one has to work on alone. It's hard work and I don't know any harder burden than freedom."
Fedor Gál, former dissident.
23. Nov 2009 at 0:00
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"Democracy is only a political system of society, but freedom is something that one has to work on alone. It's hard work and I don't know any harder burden than freedom."
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