# Quote — Friedrich Hölderlin, Hyperion

> What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it heaven.

- Author: [Friedrich Hölderlin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/friedrich-holderlin.md)
- Book: [Hyperion](https://www.leafyquotes.com/friedrich-holderlin/hyperion.md)
- Original (de): Immerhin hat das den Staat zur Hölle gemacht, daß ihn der Mensch zu seinem Himmel machen wollte.
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/friedrich-holderlin/hyperion/what-has-always

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