People nowadays have such high hopes of America and the political conditions obtaining there that one might say the desires, at least the secret desi… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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People nowadays have such high hopes of America and the political conditions obtaining there that one might say the desires, at least the secret desires, of all enlightened Europeans are deflected to the west, like our magnetic needles.

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About Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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Alternative Names: Conrad Photorin
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