Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren’t in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.
Vaclav Havel Quotes
Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am willing to devote myself to -- is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community and serving those who will come after us. Its deepest roots are moral because it is a responsibility expressed through action, to and for the whole.
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| Birth: | 5th October, 1936 |
| Death: | 18th December, 2011 |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Profession: | Essayist, Poet, Politician, Playwriter |
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Václav Havel was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. Havel was the ninth and last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic. He wrote more than 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally.
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