Eu Expansion Is, Unfortunately, Continuing Without A

I Am Afraid There Are People Who Want To Stop The Economic Growth, The Rise In The Standard Of Living (though Not Their Own) And The Ability Of Man To Use The Expanding Wealth, Science And Technology For Solving The Actual Pressing Problems Of Mankind, Especially Of The Developing Countries.

By The Time I Returned To Czechoslovakia, I Had An Understanding Of The Principles Of The Market.

But How Can You Speed Up The Transformation Of Society In A Country As Large As Russia? Those Sounding The Moral Outcry Are The Ones Who Are Trying To Dictate Their Standards From The Outside. Of Course, That Isn't The Right Way To Go Either. One Cannot Impose Democracy From The Other Side Of National Borders, Which Is Something We Ourselves Experienced During The Communist Era. The West's Policies Toward Eastern Europe, The Helsinki Process - None Of That Really Helped Us.

I Never Intended To Be A Politician Or Office-seeker.

I Was Paid To Read Western Economic Texts. In A Way, The Regime Paid For Their Own Undermining.