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If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

Heinrich Heine

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Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. Jewish by birth, he converted to Lutheran Christianity as an adult.

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Alternative Names: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine • Christian Heine • Christian Johann Heinrich "Harry" Heine • Heine

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