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The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his… — Vaclav 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.

Vaclav Havel
1983
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Modern life
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Letter
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1983
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Vaclav Havel
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Havel, Vaclav. Letter to Olga Havlova. 5 Oct. 1981.

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