"Mit derselben Sicherheit, mit welcher ich darauf rechne, daß dieser Boden mich tragen wird, wenn ich darauf trete, daß dieses Feuer mich verbrennen würde, wenn ich mich ihm näherte, will ich darauf rechnen können, was ich selbst bin, und was ich sein werde."
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Die Bestimmung des Menschen. Erstes Buch. Zweifel. zeno.org
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 – 1814
deutscher Philosoph
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