gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Me - Thoughtful)
Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2011-12-18 07:58 am
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Lower the flags, and raise your beer

Václav 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.

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