Alexander Dubček Quotes

1921–1992 Slovakia

Alexander Dubček (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈalɛksandɛr ˈduptʃɛk]; 27 November 1921 – 7 November 1992) was a Czechoslovak and Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) (de facto leader of Czechoslovakia) from January 1968 to April 1969. He attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.

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The role of the party is to recognize people’s understanding, to raise it to a higher plane, to support progressive thinking and acts.

My problem was not having a crystal ball to foresee the Russian invasion. At no point between January and August 20, in fact, did I believe that it would happen.

Hope Dies Last: The Autobiography of Alexander Dubcek (1993)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexander Dubček (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.