The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.

Quote by Georg Buchner

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

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

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...

That is a long word: forever!

That is a long word: forever!

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

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

Your words smell of corpses.

Your words smell of corpses.

Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!

Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!

Dying people often become childish.

Dying people often become childish.

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

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.

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

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

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.

Death is the most blessed dream.

Death is the most blessed dream.

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

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

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.

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.

There are only Epicureans, either crude or refined; Christ was the most refined.

There are only Epicureans, either crude or refined; Christ was the most refined.

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

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

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...

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

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

Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong...

Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong...