The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Dem vollkommensten aller Kunstwerke, mit dem Bau einer wahren politischen Freiheit zu beschäftigen

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic

Freedom Art

Author

Friedrich Schiller

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1794 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.

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Another quote from the 1790s

I believe in one God and no more, and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.

Thomas Paine

The Age of Reason

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Topic
Monotheism Moral obligations

Author

Thomas Paine
Source
The Age of Reason
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Religious literature Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Profession of faith
Language
English
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The Age of Reason, Part I. London: Joel Barlow, 1794.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "The Age of Reason, Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (1794)." Selected Writings of Thomas Paine, edited by Ian Shapiro and Jane E. Calvert. Yale University Press, 2014.

Another quote about Freedom

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1791 1790s 18th century
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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archibald Stuart. 23 Dec. 1791.

Another quote originally in German

When you love someone you leave every possibility open to them, and in spite of all the memories of the past you are ready to be surprised, again and again-surprised, at how different they are, how various, not a finished image.

Max Frisch

I'm Not Stiller

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Topic
Nature of love Love
Speaker
Julika Stiller-Tschudy

Author

Max Frisch
Source
I'm Not Stiller
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Frisch, Max. Stiller [I'm Not Stiller]. Suhrkamp, 1954, bk. 2.