"Demokratie ist gewiß ein preisenswertes Gut, Rechtsstaat ist aber wie das tägliche Brot, wie Wasser zum Trinken und wie Luft zum Atmen, und das Beste an der Demokratie gerade dieses, daß nur sie geeignet ist, den Rechtsstaat zu sichern."
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Gustav Radbruch
1878 – 1949
deutscher Jurist, Rechtsphilosoph und Politiker ([[SPD]])
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