Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings. Heinrich Heine Show More Info Instagram sharing coming soon. Quote text and source copied to clipboard. Link to this quote copied to clipboard. More information about this quote Topic Book burning Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Freedom Totalitarianism Author Heinrich Heine Source Almansor Medium Play Genre Tragic play Language German Time 1821 1820s 19th century Authentication Score 1 More information on Authentication Score coming soon. Citation Heine, Heinrich. Almansor. 1821. Citation text copied to clipboard. Show Less Info