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“Erst wenn die Mutigen klug und die Klugen mutig geworden sind, wird das zu spüren sein, was irrtümlicherweise schon oft festgestellt wurde: ein Fortschritt der Menschheit. (Not until the courageous have become smart and the smart courageous, can we feel what often has been erroneously declared: an…” quote by Erich Kästner — Download Open image

““Erst wenn die Mutigen klug und die Klugen mutig geworden sind, wird das zu spüren sein, was irrtümlicherweise schon oft festgestellt wurde: ein Fortschritt der Menschheit. (Not until the courageous have become smart and the smart courageous, can we feel what often has been erroneously declared: an advancement of human kind.)””

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