"It's worth being honest, although it doesn't always pay off. It pays off to be dishonest, but it isn't worth it."
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"Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish survivor of Auschwitz, 1922-2015" in FT (25 April 2015)
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Władysław Bartoszewski
Władysław Bartoszewski (19 February 1922 – 24 April 2015) was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, he was a World War II resistance fighter as part of the Polish underground and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist Polish People's Republic due to his membership in the Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) and opposition activity. After the collapse of the com
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