Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson — a remark

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“A nation that feels its calling is the greatest force on earth.”

Original: Et folk som føler kallet, er jordens største kraft. — Celebrates the collective power generated by a clear sense of purpose · Political essay, 1874 (Norwegian)

About Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

8 December 1832–26 April 1910

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was born on 8 December 1832 in Kvikne, a mountain district in what is now Innlandet, Norway, and died on 26 April 1910 in Paris. During his long life he became, by turns and often simultaneously, a novelist, poet, dramatist, editor, theatre director, lecturer, political agitator, public…

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