Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly.

Quote by Georg Buchner

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The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great...

The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great...

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.

We are only puppets, our strings are being pulled by unknown forces.

We are only puppets, our strings are being pulled by unknown forces.

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

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

How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way...

How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way...

We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.

We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.

The world is chaos. Nothingness is the yet-to-be-born god of the world.

The world is chaos. Nothingness is the yet-to-be-born god of the world.

Love is a peculiar thing.

Love is a peculiar thing.

That is a long word: forever!

That is a long word: forever!

One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each...

One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each...

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!

Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!

You women could make someone fall in love even with a lie.

You women could make someone fall in love even with a lie.

I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living.

I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living.

The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures...

The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures...

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.

We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.

We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.

Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave.

Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave.