If I hadn't left Czechoslovakia, I would have been dead. Votes: 4
The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out. Votes: 4
I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West. Votes: 4
By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market. Votes: 4
You know what happened, you know, in 1938: France, England, you know, just sold out Czechoslovakia to Hitler. Votes: 4
I just happen to know quite a lot of what happened in Czechoslovakia between 1968 and the fall of Communism. Votes: 4
In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past. Votes: 4
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe. Votes: 4
Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin. Votes: 4
But bread is different. I come from Czechoslovakia, where we eat lots of it, so it's hard to say no. I can't even have one piece, because when I start, I don't stop. Votes: 4
Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe. Votes: 4
My parents came to this country after World War II, Jews from Czechoslovakia who had survived Auschwitz and Dachau. They settled with my sister in rural Ohio in the 1950s, where my dad became the town doctor and I was born. Votes: 4
Italy in the 1920s, Germany in the '30s, East Germany in the '50s, Czechoslovakia in the '60s, the Latin American dictatorships in the '70s, China in the '80s and '90s - all dictatorships and would-be dictators target newspapers and journalists. Votes: 4
Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist. Votes: 3
Hitler promised not to invade Czechoslovakia, Jeremy. Welcome to the real world. Votes: 3
Czechoslovakia provided Soviet Russia with landing fields for aircraft, thereby increasing the threat against Germany. Votes: 3
When we do in Grenada what the Soviet Union did in Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan, we lose moral authority and credibility. Votes: 3
Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable. Votes: 3
In Czechoslovakia there is no such thing as freedom of the press. In the United States there is no such thing as freedom from the press. Votes: 3
I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia. Votes: 3
This is not 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed. Votes: 3
can you call a farm with a dozen geese a farm? Still, it was a little better for the Jews in Czechoslovakia. There were only two pogroms there. What's two pogroms? Votes: 3
The poor Americans are so busy defending the rights of Hindus in Pakistan, Moslems in India, Jews in Palestine, Koreans in Japan, Italians in Yugoslavia and Hungarians in Czechoslovakia that they simply cannot give a thought to Negroes in the United States. Votes: 3
We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work... Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a nation like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia. Votes: 3
When I first started to take photographs in Czechoslovakia, I met this old gentleman, this old photographer, who told me a few practical things. One of the things he said was, "Josef, a photographer works on the subject, but the subject works on the photographer." Votes: 3
I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was co-founder, and we wanted a 20th country to join. They asked for a volunteer to go to Prague to get Czechoslovakia to do it, and my hand always goes up first. Votes: 2
If you are in Brazil and you grew up in a right-wing dictatorship, you think Marxism is liberating. But if you grew up in Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union is controlling everything and killing people, then you think capitalism is liberating. Neither of those two things are true and it doesn't take a lot brains to understand this. Votes: 2