Quote by: Joseph Brodsky

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.


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Author Bio


  • NameJoseph Brodsky
  • DescriptionRussian and American poet and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
  • BornMay 24, 1940
  • DiedJanuary 28, 1996
  • CountryRussia; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Translator; Essayist; Writer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Guggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Rome Prize