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Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.
Franz Kafka
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"Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted."
— Franz Kafka

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Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted. — Franz Kafka

About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was a Novelist from Cisleithania (1883–1924).

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Who said "Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop t…"?
This quote is attributed to Franz Kafka, a Novelist from Cisleithania.
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Franz Kafka lived from 1883 – 1924.