“One people will we be — a band of brothers;
No danger, no distress shall sunder us.
We will be freemen as our fathers were, And sooner welcome death than live as slaves.
We will rely on God's almighty arm,
And never quail before the power of man.”
More from Friedrich Schiller
“The universe is a thought of God.”
“The most pious man can't stay in peace If it doesn't please his evil neighbor.”
“You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.”
“Who reflects too much will accomplish little.”