A mediator is one who perceives the divinity within himself… - Friedrich Schlegel

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A mediator is one who perceives the divinity within himself and who self-destructively sacrifices himself in order to reveal, communicate, and represent to all mankind this divinity in his conduct and actions, in his words and works.

Friedrich Schlegel

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (later: von) Schlegel (10 March 1772 - 12 January 1829), usually referred to as Friedrich Schlegel, was a German poet, critic and scholar. He was the younger brother of August Wilhelm Schlegel.

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Alternative Names: Karl Friedrich von Schlegel • Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel • Friedrich von Schlegel • Friedrich Karl Wilhelm von Schlegel • Karl Wilhelm Friedrich

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