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Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good.

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Jean Paul
Age: 62 †
Born: 1763
Born: March 21
Died: 1825
Died: November 14
Novelist
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Johann Paul Friedrich Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Zhen Polʹ Friderik Rikhter
Jean Paul
Johann Paul Richter
Conscience
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Respect
Individualism
Responsibility
Respected
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Individuality
Tolerance
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