“I am not antagonistic to the rightful claims of capital; I am far from wanting to flourish a hostile flag; but I am of opinion that the masses, too, have rights which should be considered.”
Speech to the Reichstag (14 June 1882), quoted in W. H. Dawson, Bismarck and State Socialism: An Exposition of the Social and Economic Legislation of Germany since 1870 (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1891), p. 32
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Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007) 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Nick Griffin (1959) British politician
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Desmond Tutu (1931) South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner
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“If I am real, if I am speaking from the heart zone, the right words will come.”
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Context: If I am real, if I am speaking from the heart zone, the right words will come. They will come a spoonful at a time, in the proper mixture.
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