Václav Veverka

"I personally perceived it very negatively, because I never liked people who caused riots. I have never taken part in any demonstrations or strikes, because I am of the opinion that whoever we installed at the head, whether it was in the form of elections or not... Even if it is said that the elections under that socialism were not free, it is nonsense, because even within the framework of the National Front it was somehow possible to prevail. Of course, it wasn't completely possible, because the leading role of the Communist Party was still there, but it was possible to get through."

"As children, we were not very interested in politics because we lived in the village and had completely different interests. We were all roughly like the majority population. Under that socialism, you could say, we were made all equal, and there were no differences between us. We came home from school, threw our bags in the corner of our rooms, and ran out to the field or playground. We played football a bit; we threw stones at each other for a while. It was a wonderful childhood that one remembers very fondly."