"Whither is God?" he cried; "I will tell you. We have killed him—you and I. All of us are his murderers."

»Wohin ist Gott?« rief er, »ich will es euch sagen! Wir haben ihn getötet – ihr und ich! Wir alle sind seine Mörder!

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science

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Topic

Death of God Existence of God God Decline of religion

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

The Parable of the Madman The Gay Science

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Fredrick. Die fröhliche Wissenschaft. [The Gay Science]. 1882, no. 125.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Fredrick. The Gay Science. 1882. Translated by Walter Kaufman, Vintage Books, March 1974, no. 125.

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I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

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Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein

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Authority Deference Rebellion

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
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Language
German
Time
1901 1900s 20th century
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Original Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Letter to Jost Winteler." 8 July 1901.

Current Citation

Einstein, Albert. "To Jost Winteler." The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, vol. 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902, English Translation Supplement, translated by Anna Beck. Princeton University Press, 1987, no. 115.