Michnik admits that all revolutions are incomplete in the sense that not all sinners are punished, and not all virtuous people are rewarded. But, he says, that outcome would mean further violence: “The compensation for suffered harm invariably brings new harm, often more cruel than what came before.”
米奇尼克承认，所有革命都是不完全的，因为并非所有罪恶都会得到清算，也不是所有高尚都会获得奖赏。但是，他说，这样的结果将意味着继续暴力：“对受害者的补偿总是一成不变地带来新的比前一次更残酷的伤害。