Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on the Majority – Don’t Miss These Fascinating Insights!

„Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves, and the masses who imitate without knowing at all what they want.“

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, naturalist, and statesman of the 18th and 19th centuries. He is considered one of the most important figures in German literature.

Goethe's critique of the majority reveals the danger of blind conformity and lack of individual thinking. A call to act consciously and with self-determination.


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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German writer, playwright, scientist, and statesman. His works include famous pieces such as "Faust" and "The Sorrows of Young Werther," significantly influencing German classicism and romanticism.

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