I believe it's from his 1821 tragedy Almansor.


Best wishes

Ulrich 


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Subject: Heine quotation
 

Dear Collective Wisdom,

 

"Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen."  Does anyone happen to know where exactly Heine wrote that sentence?  In a letter? His journal?  And what was he referring to?

 

With many thanks, and best regards,

 

Simon Beattie