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Quote from Herman Hesse,


"Any attempt to replace a personal conscience by a collective conscience
does violence to the individual and is the first step toward totalitarianism."


By:

Herman Hesse (more quotes by Herman Hesse or books by/about Herman Hesse)


(1877-1962) German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter

Source:

Reflections, 1974

Categories:

Collectivist, Conscience, Free Thought, Individualism, Totalitarian

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