<i>Niemand ist mehr Sklave, als der sich für frei hält, ohne es zu sein</i>. None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they a… - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free

Niemand ist mehr Sklave, als der sich für frei hält, ohne es zu sein.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

I have often felt a bitter sorrow at the thought of the German people, which is so estimable in the individual and so wretched in the generality. A comparison of the German people with other peoples arouses a painful feeling, which I try to overcome in every possible way.

The person engaged in action is always unconscionable; no one except the contemplative has a conscience.

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