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Quote by Eugen Richter

“What is the use of freedom of the press if the government is in possession of all the printing presses, what does freedom of assembly avail if all the meeting places belong to the government? In a society in which there is no more personal and economic freedom, even the freest form of the state cannot make political independence possible.”

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Eugen Richter was a prominent German politician born on July 30, 1838, and died on March 10, 1906. He played a significant role in the political stage of Germany, particularly in the legislative bodies of Prussia and the German Empire. more

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