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In order to be a perfect member of a flock of sheep, one has to be, foremost, a sheep.

— Albert Einstein Essay to Leo Baeck (1953)

Um ein tadelloses Mitglied einer Schafherde sein zu können, muß man vor allem ein Schaf sein.

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from Ideas and Opinions: "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."

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