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Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists

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Jurgen Habermas
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 18
Philosopher
Sociologist
University Teacher
Dusseldorf
Jurgen Habermas
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