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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

eppur_se_muova

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2. "Where they burn books, they will in the end burn people."

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2025, 03:24 PM

Feb 2025

Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.
Almansor: A Tragedy (1823), as translated in True Religion (2003) by Graham Ward, p. 142

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Book Burning Begins at OSHA [View all] douglas9 Feb 2025 OP

Inevitably, when people lose their lives, workers are injured, trump voters should remember who to blame tulipsandroses Feb 2025 #1

"Where they burn books, they will in the end burn people." eppur_se_muova Feb 2025 #2