Each one's no longer consciousOf the high wall, or the rest:Since the one enduring fortress,Is the soldier's iron breast.If youd live unconquered,Quickly arm, and fight the real foe:Every wife an Amazon bred,And every child a hero.
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About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a 18th-century German writer and polymath. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. Read more on Wikipedia →
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