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In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

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The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.
One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.
All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.
Life is futile unless it be directed towards a definite goal.
No guilt is forgotten so long as the conscience still knows of it.
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments. It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth.
Health alone does not suffice. To be happy, to become creative, man must always be strengthened by faith in the meaning of his own existence.
Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.
Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.