20 years ago

In 1989 Eastern Europe said goodbye to communism. The most important force in the uprising was the Solidarity movement in Poland. One of the Polish leaders was Adam Michnik and in a Wall Street Journal interview we're reminded of what he once said: "Solidarity has never had a vision of an ideal society." Michnik, knowing well how visions like the classless communist society lead to totalitarian dictatorship, prefers a society that "wants to live and let live". There's a lesson here for all idealistic people to take it easy and always stay democratic.