“A poet is the creator of the nation around him, he gives them a world to see and has their souls in his hand to lead them to that world.”
Quote by Johann Gottfried Herder
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Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was a German philosopher, born on August 25, 1744, in Halle, Germany, and died on December 18, 1803. He was a significant figure in the German Enlightenment and had a profound impact on German literature and philosophy. more
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