Wilhelm Von

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    “Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet real activity. The longing for freedom, therefore, is at first only too frequently suggested by the deep-felt consciousness of its absence.”
    —Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)

    “A stroke of the pen is better than a stroke of the sword, no?”
    —Ernest Pascal, and Walter Lang. Wilhelm (Stanley Andrews)

    “If one mistreats citizens of foreign countries, one infringes upon one’s duty toward one’s own subjects; for thus one exposes them to the law of retribution.”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)