Few people have understood this better than the Polish democratic activist and thinker Adam Michnik, one of the heroes who in the 1980’s helped to end the Communist dictatorship in his country. While other Poles demanded vengeful rough justice against the Communist rulers and their accomplices, Michnik counseled negotiation, compromise, and reconciliation, even with former oppressors.
没有人比波兰民主活动家和思想家米奇尼克（Adam Michnik）更理解这一点的了。米奇尼克是20世纪80年代终结共产主义独裁的干将之一。当其他波兰人出于复仇心理要求对共产主义统治者及其帮凶施以粗暴公正时，米奇尼克呼吁进行谈判、妥协和和解，即使对方曾经是暴君。