George Haven Putnam - An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself c...

George Haven Putnam Zitate

An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people till he fancies himself commissioned by Heaven to liberate them. He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution.

George Haven Putnam

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Ein Enthusiast schwebt über die Unterdrückung eines Volkes, bis er sich vorstellt, vom Himmel beauftragt zu werden, sie zu befreien. Er wagt den Versuch, der in nichts anderem endet als seiner eigenen Hinrichtung.

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