“Of freedom and of life he only is deserving
Who every day must conquer them anew.”

Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben
Der täglich sie erobern muß.
Variant translations:
Freedom and life are earned by those alone
Who conquer them each day anew.
trans. Walter Kaufmann
He only earns his freedom and existence,
Who daily conquers them anew.
trans. Bayard Taylor
Act V, Court of the Palace
Faust, Part 2 (1832)

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Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben Der täglich sie erobern muß.

Faust, Part 2 (1832)

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