“We believe that no nation can survive politically free but economically enslaved.”
Tommy Douglas (1904–1986) Scottish-born Canadian politician
Budget Debate, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, March 22, 1943.
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
Niemand ist mehr Sklave, als der sich für frei hält, ohne es zu sein.
Bk. II, Ch. 5; source: Die Wahlverwandtschaften, Hamburger Ausgabe, Bd. 6 (Romane und Novellen I), dtv Verlag, München, 1982, p. 397 (II.5)
Elective Affinities (1809)
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