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Alexander Herzen Quotes: Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?
         

Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?


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What breadth, what beauty and power of human nature and development there must be in a woman to get over all the palisades, all the fences, within which she is held captive!



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The liberty of the individual is the greatest thing of all, it is on this and this alone that the true will of the people can develop.



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The world will not know liberty until all that is religious and political is transformed into something simple and human and made susceptible to criticism and denial.



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