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212:, who "wanted us to win victory through suffering and endurance", writing that "our religion is that of the champion of light, who finds joy in action and fights his way to peace through victory. That is the language of Sigfrid." The pamphlet was well received within the
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110:. His father Wilhelm Reuter was a merchant captain and director of the naval school in Leer. His mother Emma was the daughter of the pastor and theologian Friedrich Armknecht. Reuter was a half brother of
505:-religious current, with continuing impact in contemporary times, and as one of the many who contributed to an ideologisation of science through his ability to create a bridge between a scientific and a
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