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

— 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.

Lenz (1835)

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.

Leonce and Lena (1838)

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

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

The power of the people and the power of reason are one.

Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) (1835)

How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way up and down?

Leonce and Lena (1838)

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