His next escapade was to found a new political party called `The
 Party of Moderate and Peaceful Progress Within the Limits of the
 Law'. It was the time of the elections of the Austro-Hungarian
 parliament and he stood as a candidate for it, publicly debunking the
 monarchy, its institutions and its social and political system. Of
 course it was only another hoax designed partly to satisfy Hasek's
 innate thirst for exhibitionism and partly to bolster the finances of
 the pub where the election meetings were held.
          -- In the introduction, Cecil Parrott
             of The Good Soldier Svejk, Jaroslave Hasek