Georg Buchner

Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#blood #count #eyes #gang #lend

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#conscience #fast #good #good man #man

Murder begins where self-defense ends. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#ends #murder #self-defense #where

One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#essence #humanity #individual #into #love

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#devours #like #own #revolution #saturn

That is a long word: forever! ↗

— Georg Buchner

#long #word

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#long #sunday #wealthy

The strides of humanity are slow, they can only be counted in centuries. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#counted #humanity #only #slow #strides

Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#finishes #grave #halfway #his #only

The power of the people and the power of reason are one. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#people #reason