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Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international labor movement but who nevertheless turned to it for salvation when the threat of war arose. They hoped that the workers would never permit a war.
Hjalmar Branting
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Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international labor movement but who nevertheless turned to it for salvation when the threat of war arose. They hoped that the workers would never permit a war. — Hjalmar Branting

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Hjalmar Branting was a Statesman from Sweden (1860–1925).

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Hjalmar Branting lived from 1860 – 1925.
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