V%C3%A1clav Havel/cultural Allusions and Interests

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    People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being.
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)

    At times it seems that the media have become the mainstream culture in children’s lives. Parents have become the alternative. Americans once expected parents to raise their children in accordance with the dominant cultural messages. Today they are expected to raise their children in opposition to it.
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    A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.
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