William Godwin - The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot str...

William Godwin Zitate

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

William Godwin

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Der Wert eines Mannes liegt in seinen inneren Qualitäten: In welcher der Macht kann er sich nicht ablenken und welches ungünstige Vermögen sich nicht nehmen kann. Das, wofür er den Umständen schuld ist, ist bloß Einklemmen und Lametta.

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