Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
A purpose you impart is no longer your own.
von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Translated by Thomas Carlyle, Oliver & Boyd, 1824.
5th Earl of Montrose. Argyle had sentenced him to death. When he appeared at the scaffold he was formally and elegantly dressed and began combing his long hair. Argyle asked what why he was doing such a foolish thing at that time. These were his famous last words.
Nixon had ordered the CIA to destabilize the economy of Chile. See {615581}.
This is an interesting political quotation because it is a point of view that is not common in politics where most of us worry who is in a position to influence important people. Many want to keep out holders of certain views such as communists or extreme right wingers. They fear foreign influence in law, programs or culture.
Trump had a psychological characteristic that worked to his disadvantage in his political endeavors. He could not abide being criticized or attacked. In this case, some of his proposed policies coincided with those of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and leaders of his campaign staff had business relationships in Russia. Hillary Clinton, in the the last of the 2016 Presidential debates, had referred to him as “Putin’s puppet”, and Trump blurted out this quotation while she was still talking as it was her turn in the debate.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, critic, and amateur artist. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. He is considered to be the greatest German literary figure of the modern era.
