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“Ganz recht, wer kanns wissen. Mancher Dummkopf wird Professor; manch kluger Kopf muß sich eine Kugel in den Kopf schießen. So ist das heutzutage. Und so wird es auch einige Zeit bleiben. Man muß sich schon überlegen, ob man Hoffnungen wecken soll, denen von vornherein die Armut schwer in Wege liegt… Da eröffnen sich verschiedenerlei wüste Perspektiven.”

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Book:Der Bürger
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