Václav Havel

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The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.

Václav Havel

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Topic

Modern life

Author

Václav Havel

Medium

Letter

Language

Czech

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Havel, Vaclav. Letter to Olga Havlova. 5 Oct. 1981.

You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then when you have the chance to do it better refuse to go near it.

Václav Havel

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Topic

Political progress Political courage Progress Courage Politics

Author

Václav Havel

Source

To the Castle and Back

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

Czech

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Havel, Václav. To the Castle and Back. Vintage, 2007.

Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom, and under what circumstances we say it.

Václav Havel

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Topic

Nature of truth Truth

Speaker

Fistula

Author

Václav Havel

Source

Temptation

Medium

Play

Language

Czech

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Havel, Václav. Pokoušení [Temptation]. 22 May 1986, Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria.