Lower the flags, and raise your beer
Dec. 18th, 2011 07:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreVáclav Havel, hero of anti-communist revolution, has died.
One of the great heroes of Eastern Europe's transition from communism to liberty. No bombastic speeches, no image consultants, just a man dedicated to an idea and willing to make it happen. Ethical, honorable, humble and brilliant. A combination too rarely seen these days. Odpočívej v pokoji, Václav.
So much for my dream of having a beer with him in Prague.
One of the great heroes of Eastern Europe's transition from communism to liberty. No bombastic speeches, no image consultants, just a man dedicated to an idea and willing to make it happen. Ethical, honorable, humble and brilliant. A combination too rarely seen these days. Odpočívej v pokoji, Václav.
So much for my dream of having a beer with him in Prague.
