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Quote by Klaus Topfer

“Most of all, Creation must be protected for its own sake, even if we currently assign no value or an incorrect value to it.”

Quote by Klaus Topfer

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Klaus Topfer is a German politician born on July 29, 1938. He has been active in the German political scene for many years. more

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