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When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
Approximate author period: c. 1897 AD · industrial
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- Vladimir Lenin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1897 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Vladimir Lenin, based on documented lifetime 1870 to 1924. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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