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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.

— Georg Büchner Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

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One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly.

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They say in the grave there is peace, and peace and the grave are one and the same.

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And for tired eyes every light is too bright, and for tired lips every breath too heavy, and for tired ears every word too much.

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The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.

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