Even during the liberal Prague Spring, Havel remained a dissenter, never accepting the idea of "socialism with a human face," arguing instead that real democracy was the only alternative to communism.
Incluso durante la liberal Primavera de Praga, Havel siguió discrepando y nunca aceptó la idea de un "socialismo de rostro humano", argumentando que la democracia real era la única alternativa al comunismo.