Famous quotes containing the words history, poland and/or commonwealth:
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state.”
—Bronislaw Geremek (b. 1932)
“The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)