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The clergy, no less than the capitalist class, lives on the backs of the people, profits from the degradation, the ignorance and the oppression of the people.
Rosa Luxemburg
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Rosa Luxemburg
Age: 47 †
Born: 1871
Born: March 5
Died: 1919
Died: January 15
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Rozalia Luxenburg
Róża Luksemburg
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