Friedrich Schiller

"It is at the approach of extreme danger when a hollow puppet can accomplish nothing, that power falls into the mighty hands of nature, of the spirit giant-born, who listens only to himself, and knows nothing of compacts."

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Source: Friedrich Schiller (1861). “Complete works. Ed. with careful rev. and new tr., by C.J. Hempel”, p.79

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Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

Playwright, Poet

Friedrich Schiller was a German poet and playwright known for his exploration of freedom and humanity in works like 'The Robbers' and 'William Tell'.

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