Johann Gottlieb Fichte, (1762-1814) German philosopher, psychologist, considered the father of German nationalism Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2 Johann Gottlieb Fichte quotesJohann Gottlieb Fichte QuotesJohann Gottlieb Fichte You thus have no rights at all over our freedom of thought, you princes; no jurisdiction over that which is true or false; no right to determine the objects of our inquiry or to set limits to it; no right to hinder us from communicating the results, whether they be true or false, to whomever or however we wish.~ Johann Gottlieb Fichte Education should aim at destroying free will so that after pupils are thus schooled they will be incapable throughout the rest of their lives of thinking or acting otherwise than as their school masters would have wished ... The social psychologist of the future will have a number of classes of school children on whom they will try different methods of producing an unshakable conviction that snow is black. When the technique has been perfected, every government that has been in charge of education for more than one generation will be able to control its subjects securely without the need of armies or policemen.~ Johann Gottlieb Fichte Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print