Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Merely to breathe freely does not mean to live.
[Ger., Frei athmen macht das Leben nicht allein.]"

by:	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German writer, statesman
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Categories:	Conscience, Freedom, Servitude
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and much much more -- Mike, Norwalk
Thank heaven we won't have to pay just to breathe for now. Harry Reid is not going after the CAP AND TRADE tax until after the elections. -- cal, lewisville, tx
There may be a time when we're grateful to be allowed to even breathe. Please, sir, can I have some more? -- Ken, Allyn, WA
I would rather live a life of failed passion than one of silence. -- RBESRQ
I don't think Goethe ever contemplated that even breathing would come under government control. Since the EPA has formally declared CO2 a "dangerous pollutant," it is only a matter of time before breathing will become a licensed activity -- well not breathing, just exhaling... -- E Archer, NYC
Latin, it's good... seems to make whatever is said somehow more meaningful... -- drew, pgh