Freedom is not doing the things that you are inclined to do. It is reflecting upon what you ought to do, as your unrepeatable self, and just occasionally taking a risk and doing that thing.
from ‘The Power of the Powerless’, Václav Havel (1985)
The example of Denmark and Bulgaria [in WW2] shows that unanimous disapproval, openly expressed, still has power and that in a small country the art of non-co-operation should be studied more than any other branch of civil defence.
from ‘The Final Solution’ by Hubert Butler (1962)
François Matarasso 
Response to “The power of the powerless”
Thank you for this, Francoise! I needed this today.
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