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The Goethe-Schiller Monument consists of two men standing side by side. One of the men, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe passes a laurel wreath to the younger man, Friedrich von Schiller, who holds a scroll in his proper left hand. Goethe is attired in a knee-length coat, a shirt with a ruffled collar, a vest and leggings. Schiller is attired in a mid-calf length coat, a vest and leggings. The sculpture stands atop a tiered granite base containing an exedra. The sculpture has three inscriptions. On the lowest left side of the sculpture it says: RIETSCHEL, ERNEST F. On the front of the plinth, in incised letters, it says: GOETHE SCHILLER. On the front of the base it says: GOETHE SCHILLER. The granite base contains three plaques. The plaque on the left side reads:Was Du ererbt von Deinen
Vätern hast Erwirb es,
um es zu besitzenJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749–1832
Weltbürger – World CitizenThese are lines from Goethe’s Faust I.i, "That which you inherit from your fathers / You must earn in order to possess."—Goethe’s Faust, trans. Randall Jarrell, p. 35 (1976).The plaque on the right side reads:Wer nichts waget
der darf nichts hoffenFriedrich von Schiller
1759–1805These lines are from  Schiller's Wallenstein: "Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing."
The plaque in the center reads:Erected by the German Citizens of Wisconsin
and dedicated to the city-June 14, 1908
Rededicated September 4, 1960
German-American Societies of Milwaukee, WisconsinJohann Wolfgang von Goethe's 250th birthday
August 28, 1749
celebrated on August 1, 1999 by the
German-American Societies of Milwaukee, WisconsinThe Goethe-Schiller Monument is administered by the Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture.
scroll Milwaukee, Wisconsin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe granite Friedrich von Schiller Milwaukee German exedra laurel wreath