The propaganda of communism possesses a language which every people can understand. Its elements are simply hunger, envy, death.
Heinrich HeineA blaspheming Frenchman is a spectacle more pleasing to the Lord than a praying Englishman.
Heinrich HeineIn dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night a blind man is the best guide; he knows the roads and paths better than a man who can see. When daylight comes, however, it is foolish to use blind, old men as guides.
Heinrich HeineShe resembles the Venus de Milo: she is very old, has no teeth, and has white spots on her yellow skin.
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