Emil Lederer · 1920
Emil Lederer’s 1920 commission speaking turn on coal mining makes a concise demand for clarity about expropriation:
Aber alle politischen Erwägungen machen es wünschenswert zu wissen, ob wirklich enteignet wird oder nicht.
English translation: But all political considerations make it desirable to know whether expropriation will actually take place or not.
The opening “Aber” marks an intervention in an ongoing debate. Lederer distinguishes political considerations from certainty about action: the crucial question is whether expropriation will actually occur. The recorded sentence establishes neither his support for nor his opposition to it; its significance lies in making a definite answer politically necessary.
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