Liberty, fraternity, and equality, as they are now sproutin… - Johann Gottfried Herder

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Liberty, fraternity, and equality, as they are now sprouting up everywhere — they have brought about evil in a thousand abuses, and will continue to do so.

Johann Gottfried Herder

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Johann Gottfried Herder (or von Herder) (25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German poet, philosopher, literary critic and folksong collector. He is remembered as a theorist of the Sturm und Drang movement, and as a decisive influence on the young Goethe.

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Alternative Names: Johann Gottfried von Herder • Herder • Johann Gottfried

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il filosofo è tanto più bestia quanto più vuol esser dio

To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.

Wir leben immer in einer Welt, die wir uns selbst bilden.

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