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Quotes from Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) — Georg Büchner

1813–1837 Germany

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We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

The revolution must end and the republic must begin. In our constitution, right must take the place of duty, welfare that of virtue, and self-defense that of punishment. Everyone must be able to prevail and to live according to one’s own nature.

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Dying people often become childish

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

Your words smell of corpses.

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

The sin is in our thoughts.

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Georg Büchner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.