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The reformer and the politician are both on the wrong track. To try to change men by law is just like trying to change your face by getting a new mir… - Alexander Berkman
" "The reformer and the politician are both on the wrong track. To try to change men by law is just like trying to change your face by getting a new mirror. For men make laws, not laws men. The law merely reflects men as they are, as the mirror reflects your features.
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About Alexander Berkman
Alexander Berkman (November 21, 1870 – June 28, 1936) was a prominent Lithuanian Jewish anarchist, and a close associate of Emma Goldman. His adult life was largely spent in the United States, Germany and France.
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Native Name:
Александр Осипович Беркман
Alternative Names:
Owsei Ossipowitsch Berkman
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Alexandre Berkman
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