"A creative personality obeys a higher law than the law of mere duty. For the one called to great deeds, to discoveries or heroic deeds that make humanity move forward, for him, the true homeland is not his country, but his deed. He feels responsible only to one court, to that problem which he has to solve, and he will despise state and passing interests rather than his inner commitment, which has been entrusted to him by his special destiny, by his special talent.
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Stefan ZweigAll Translations
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A creative personality obeys a higher law than the law of mere duty. For the one called to great deeds, to discoveries or heroic deeds that make humanity move forward, for him, the true homeland is not his country, but his deed. He feels responsible only to one court, to that problem which he has to solve, and he will despise state and passing interests rather than his inner commitment, which has been entrusted to him by his special destiny, by his special talent.
""O personalitate creatoare se supune unei legi mai înalte decât legea simplei îndatoriri. Pentru cel chemat spre fapte mărețe, spre descoperiri sau fapte eroice care fac omenirea să înainteze, pentru acela, patria adevărată nu e țara sa, ci fapta sa. El se simte responsabil doar în fața unei singure instanțe, în fața acelei probleme pe care trebuie să o rezolve, și el va disprețui mai degrabă interesele de stat și pe cele trecătoare decât angajamentul său lăuntric, care i-a fost încredințat de destinul său special, de talentul său deosebit."