“A slave dreams of freedom, a free man dreams of wealth, the wealthy dream of power, and the powerful dream of freedom.”

—  Andrzej Majewski

Niewolnik marzy o wolności, człowiek wolny o bogactwie, bogacz o władzy, a władca o wolności.
Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)

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Niewolnik marzy o wolności, człowiek wolny o bogactwie, bogacz o władzy, władca o wolności.

Variant: Niewolnik marzy o wolności, człowiek wolny o bogactwie, bogacz o władzy, a władca o wolności.

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Polish writer and photographer 1966

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