The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him. - Václav Havel

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The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him.

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About Václav Havel

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech writer and dramatist famous for his work in the Theatre of the Absurd, who became a politician and served as the last President of Czechoslovakia, and the first President of the Czech Republic.

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Alternative Names: Vaclav Havel

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