I also do not believe in the unlimited rights of the majority, for the tyranny of the majority is the same as a tyranny of any other kind. I believe that the measurement of freedom is the attitude toward minorities and that freedom of opinion is, first of all, the right to think differently. This, in short, is my understanding of democracy. I believe that you also think of it in the same way. This is the vision, but life and reality are often something quite different.
War anywhere places difficult temptations on democrats and democracy.
This has happened in Bosnia as well. You know well how that battle between principles and reality was fought, how successful we were in resisting those temptations or, if and when we were not. It is my personal opinion that our moral victories outnumber our defeats. And that is how I interpret today's award. I have also been asked the same question by many good-willed people from Europe and the rest of the world.