Miłosz observed that those who became dissidents were not necessarily those with the strongest minds but rather those with the weakest stomachs; the mind can rationalize anything, he said, but the stomach can take only so much.
Miłosz a observat ca cei care au devenit dizidenti nu au fost neaparat cei cu cel mai mare potential intelectual, ci mai degraba cei cu cel mai slab stomac; mintile pot rationaliza orice, spunea el, dar stomacul nu poate duce atat de mult.