I turn to history not for lessons but to confront my experi… - Zbigniew Herbert

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I turn to history not for lessons but to confront my experience with the experience of others and to win for myself a sense of responsibility for the state of the human conscience.

Zbigniew Herbert

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Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, playwright and essayist.

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Alternative Names: Zbigniew Bolesław Ryszard Herbert

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