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Baron Wormser: Dissident

    Of necessity, the path of the dissident, since it depends on the exactions of conscience, is a solitary one. I think of Henry David Thoreau’s night in a jail … Continue reading

March 30, 2025 · 17 Comments

Baron Wormser: “Gilgamesh Hector Roland” | On Zbigniew Herbert

If only we had the strength to acknowledge our weaknesses, how different we might be as creatures. 

October 25, 2024 · 5 Comments

Zbigniew Herbert: The Envoy of Mr. Cogito

and do not forgive truly it is not in your power
to forgive in the name of those betrayed at dawn

October 25, 2024 · 10 Comments

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