In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason.

Quote by Heinrich Heine

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In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

Of course God will forgive me; that's His job.

Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.

Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

Oh, what lies there are in kisses.

When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on.

When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on.

Woman is at once apple and serpent

Woman is at once apple and serpent

Atheism is the last word of theism

Atheism is the last word of theism

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Atheism is the last word of theism.

Atheism is the last word of theism.

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one...

The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has...

The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has...

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world