TRIBUN I STAROST
TRIBUNE AND AGE

Summary/Abstract: Thinking about the behavior of three types of writers in their relationship to the government, I think I have not expressed myself enough about the Tribune. I described him as an experienced, measured player, who sometimes, if necessary, flirts with the authorities in order to stay on the podium as long as possible. But, as with Chronisterik and Klovna, Tribune also has significant nuances in the scale between self-interest and courage. I think that I have insufficiently emphasized the determination of certain Tribunes at key moments of social and national crossroads in their homeland when they uncompromisingly fight for their views. They can carry that role so devotedly, that at some point they should tear themselves away from it, saying to themselves what Konrad told Havel: "Now you could be a writer again. You played an important historical role, leave it to the politicians". Although some of the Tribunes, if necessary, manipulate the authorities, for them the truth is more important and against all pressures, they know how to be resistant and persistent in its defense.

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