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7.14- The Fall of Metternich

Revolutions

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The Importance of Reform in the Imperial Government

Biosz Koshoot demanded parliamentary rule for the constituent nationalities of the Austrian Empire. He said that corrupt absolutism was quote, a pestilence in the air which dulls our nerves and paralyzes our spirit. The next day the speech was translated into German and raced from Pressburg to Vienna - about 50 miles up the Danube River.

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