Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man.

Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man.
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man.
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt