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Why Do People Speak Of Great Men In Terms Of Nationality? Great Germans, Great Englishmen? Goethe Always Protested Against Being Called A German Poet. Great Men Are Simply Men And Are Not To Be Considered From The Point Of View Of Nationality, Nor Should The Environment In Which They Were Brought Up Be Taken Into Account.

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Why Do People Speak Of Great Men In Terms Of Nationality? Great Germans, Great Englishmen? Goethe Always Protested Against Being Called A German Poet. Great Men Are Simply Men And Are Not To Be Considered From The Point Of View Of Nationality, Nor Should The Environment In Which They Were Brought Up Be Taken Into Account.

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