RIP Vaclav Havel

[Beaker]

An important man, to say the least, for democracy in Eastern Europe:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/world/europe/vaclav-havel-dissident-playwright-who-led-czechoslovakia-dead-at-75.html?_r=2&hp

 

[Blitz]

Real-life risk-takers like Havel or even the fictional Victor Laszlo are much more heroic and newsworthy than any quarterback or coach or musical artist.
RIP Vaclav Havel

 

[Greenhorn]

I was discussing the Velvet Revolution just the other day with a professor friend of mine. Havel never won a Nobel Peace Prize, but should have.

 

[YankeeFan]

Real-life risk-takers like Havel or even the fictional Victor Laszlo are much more heroic and newsworthy than any quarterback or coach or musical artist.
RIP Vaclav Havel

Agree. He's a hero of mine.