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Of freedom and of life he only is deserving
Who every day must conquer them anew.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust, Part 2 (1832)

Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben
Der täglich sie erobern muß.

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Freedom and life are earned by those alone Who conquer them each day anew. | trans. Walter Kaufmann | He only earns his freedom and existence, Who daily conquers them anew. | trans. Bayard Taylor

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