It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the

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It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive. - Thomas Mann

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German novelist 1875-1955

Born:6th June, 1875
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Starsign: Gemini

Author Keywords: Novelist, German

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