# I like Vaclav Havel's style

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-vaclav-havels-style/163271>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 22, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-vaclav-havels-style/163271 "2003-03-22T02:35:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-vaclav-havels-style/163271/1 "2003-03-22T02:35:09Z")

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I went to his Web page tonight to verify the diacritics on his name – and was pleasantly surprised by a wonderful personal touch:

[Vaclav Havel’s Home Page](http://www.hrad.cz/president/Havel/index_uk.html)

Would that more countries’ leaders had this kind of class.

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**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-vaclav-havels-style/163271/2 "2003-03-22T02:59:14Z")

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I’m not sure why this is in the Pit, Scarlett. But, yep, the world needs more apt statesmen/ literati at the helm these days. Vaclav Havel is a most shining example of what should be .

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-vaclav-havels-style/163271/3 "2003-03-23T18:47:13Z")

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Hmmm, well it’s in MPSIMS where I thought I put it, but maybe I goofed and some kind mod quietly moved it. Anyway, it’s where it belongs now.