Comparison of the paths out of communism for Czechoslovakia and Romania, the former honoring the rule of law and the latter resorting to revolution and show trial.

Czechoslovakia’s Lesson for America: Lawyers are Key to Peacefully Defeating Authoritarianism—Help Them
Romania had to kill its tyrant and his supporters to make room for democracy because it had no legal route to oust him
theunpopulist.net