Friedrich Hölderlin: Earth

Friedrich Hölderlin was German poet. Explore interesting quotes on earth.
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“What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it heaven.

As translated by Michael Hamburger”

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Original: (de) Immerhin hat das den Staat zur Hölle gemacht, daß ihn der Mensch zu seinem Himmel machen wollte.