The Czechoslovak Review/Volume 3/A visit to the Czechoslovak Assembly

“A visit to the Czechoslovak Assembly is sure to be a revelation to one familiar with American legislative methods. The Czech parliamentarians do not affect that leisurely boredom which has become the habit of American congressmen. In fact they take an almost shameless interest in their work. They sit up very straight, look searchingly at whoever happens to occupy the floor, and interupt him with frequent cries of approval or dissent. After the session they gather in the corridors of the building, eagerly discussing the current bills. The amount of business which they have plowed through since their initial meeting, three months ago, is astonishing. A printed book six inches in thickness, filled with laws that touch upon every phase of social and political re-organization, stands as a monument to their industry.”