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The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.
The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.
Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
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- Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
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