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Quote from Reverend Martin Niemoeller,


"Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living."


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Reverend Martin Niemoeller (more quotes by Reverend Martin Niemoeller or books by/about Reverend Martin Niemoeller)


(1892-1984) German Lutheran pastor, was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Dachau in 1938. He was freed by the allied forces in 1945.

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Economics, Freedom, Protection, Security

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