Germany above all.

Deutschland uber alles.

August Heinrich Hoffman [von Fallersleben]

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Topic

Germany

Author

August Heinrich Hoffman [von Fallersleben]

Source

The Song of the Germans

Medium

National anthem Song

Language

German

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Hoffmann, August Heinrich. "Das Lied der Deutschen [The Song of the Germans]." Composed by Joseph Haydn. 1841.

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Thus not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but it hides his descendants and separates his contemporaries from him; it throws him back forever upon himself alone and threatens in the end to confine him entirely within the solitude of his own heart.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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Author

Alexis de Tocqueville
Source
Democracy in America
Genre
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Language
French
Time
1840 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, sect. 2, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, sect. 2, ch. 2.

Another quote originally in German

One lives but once in this world.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Clavigo

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Topic
Preciousness of life Nature of life
Speaker
Carlos

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Source
Clavigo
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
German
Time
1774 1770s 18th century
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Citation

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Clavigo. Leipzig: In der Weygand'schen Buchhandlung, 1774, act 1, sc. 1.