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The German is like the slave who, without chains, obeys his masters merest word, his very glance. The condition of servitude is inherent in him, in his very soul and worse than the physical is the spiritual slavery. The Germans must be set free from wit

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Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 in Desseldorf - 17 February 1856 in Paris) was a journalist, essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. He is remembered chiefly for selections of his lyric poetry, many of which were set to music in the form of lieder (art songs) by German composers

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    Der Deutsche ist wie der Sklave, der ohne Ketten dem bloßen Wort seines Herrn, seinem bloßen Blick, gehorcht. Der Zustand der Knechtschaft ist ihm innewohnend, in seiner Seele, und schlimmer als der physische Zustand ist die geistige Sklaverei. Die Deutschen müssen vom Witz befreit werden

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