Eugenijus Gentvilas. the Responsibility of Each Generation

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When the mass protests “Hands Off Free Speech” began in December, writer Krisitina Sabaliauskaitė uttered a memorable phrase: “This is the January 13th of our generation.” A wave of criticism erupted: all boundaries had been crossed, the Russians were attacking, one should not compare one’s own government’s actions with the Kremlin’s attack, etc. Of course, the authors of the amendments against freedom of speech and their admirers were the first…