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When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the People's Stick.

Mikhail Bakunin

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Mikhail Bakunin
Age: 62 †
Born: 1814
Born: May 30
Died: 1876
Died: July 1
Anarchist
Philosopher
Politician
Writer
Michael Bakunin
Michail Alexandrovich Bakunin
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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
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