Alexander Dubček

“You can crush the flowers, but you can't delay the spring.”

“We want to create a socialism that will have a humane, democratic face.”

“The party is the vanguard of the working class, and it is its sacred duty to be at the head of the masses.”

“For us, the people's rule is not just a slogan but the very essence of our socialist democracy.”

“The aim of our efforts is to create a society in which every citizen will be able to live and work in freedom and dignity.”

“We must ensure that the law is an expression of the will of the people and not just an instrument of power.”

“The twenty years of experience since February 1948 show that socialism cannot be decreed from above.”

“I was, am and will be a communist.”

“Our action program... sets out to build a new, profoundly democratic model of Czechoslovak socialist society.”