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Remember that Treitzschke’s eulogy of blood and iron is a picture of the same Germany as that which Bebel and Liebkneckt sought to overthrow.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Remember that Treitzschke’s eulogy of blood and iron is a picture of the same Germany as that which Bebel and Liebkneckt…”
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Laski connects Treitzschke's militaristic views with the revolutionary aspirations of Bebel and Liebknecht.
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