Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"None are so hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free. The truth has been kept from the depth of their minds by masters who rule them with lies. They feed them on falsehoods till wrong looks like right in their eyes."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman, known for his influential works like 'Faust' and his exploration of human emotion and nature.

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