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We are convinced that liberty without socialism is privilege, injustice and that socialism without liberty is slavery and brutality.

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
A. M. Bakunin
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
Slavery
Convinced
Liberty
Without
Brutality
Socialism
Injustice
Privilege

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