Quotes from Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Czech: ?ekni mi, co ?teš, a já ti ?eknu, kdo jsi.English: Tell me what you read, and I'll tell you who you are.First president of Czechoslovakia.

Czech: ?ekni mi, co ?teš, a já ti ?eknu, kdo jsi. English: Tell me what you read, and I'll tell you who you are. First president of Czechoslovakia.

Tož demokracii bychom už m?li, te? ješt? n?jaké ty demokraty.

As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being.

Democracy is not only a form of state, it is not just something that is embodied in a constitution; democracy is a view of life, it requires a belief in human beings, in humanity...I have already said that democracy is a discussion. But the real discussion is possible only if people trust each other and if they try to fairly find the truth.

Humanita nevylu?uje ani neoslabuje lásku k národu; mohu, ba musím milovat národ sv?j pozitivn?, ale nemusím proto nenávid?t národy jiné. Pravá láska se nedokazuje nenávistí, nýbrž jen láskou.