“When the people choose bread between bread and freedom, they eventually lose everything, including bread. If the people choose freedom, they will have bread grown by themselves and not taken away by anyone.”

The quote "When the people choose bread between bread and freedom, they eventually lose everything, …" is famous quote attributed to Stepan Bandera (1909–1959), Ukrainian anti-communist.

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Stepan Bandera 6
Ukrainian anti-communist 1909–1959

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