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Franz Kafka. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948), (July 1910)

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“I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.”
— Franz Kafka
VerifiedThe Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948), (July 1910) · evidenceEducation

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Kafka, F. (n.d.). I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4218-i-can-prove-at-any-time-that-my/

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Kafka, Franz. “I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4218-i-can-prove-at-any-time-that-my/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Kafka, Franz. “I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for the harm, therefore, that my educators could have done me in accordance with their intentions that I reproach them; I demand from their hands the person I now am, and since they cannot give him to me, I make of my reproach and laughter a drumbeat sounding in the world beyond.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4218-i-can-prove-at-any-time-that-my/.

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