On the 16 of June Eugen met Bobrikov in the stairway of the governmental palace, he fired three shots at Bobrikov mortally wounding him, he then turned the gun on himself and shot himself twice in the heart. After his death a letter from him was published addressed to the tsar, in which he promised he had acted alone and that his family was innocent.
Part of it reads “It is terrible to take the life of another person. With my own life I will pay for my crime. As I have made this decision I have been at peace; calmly and happily I will go to my death”
After his death many of his writings were published just a few days before the assassination he wrote
“Freedom is its own end. With certain, rather small limits, it is an inherent right of all people, which no external force can remove. A person has no right to give this right away from themselves, even less from their children. Freedom is the base of self-esteem, and without it the teaching of a person’s chaste responsibility would be nothing but lies and deception. Freedom is a sacred thing and the love of freedom is a natural instinct deeply integrated into our hearts. Do you love your country? Good, remember Ibsen’s words: “Even if you had given all, but not your own life, you would have given nothing.”
Today at the place of the assassination a plaque is placed which reads
Se Pro Patria Dedit (He Gave Himself for His Country).
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I read this just after watching a US police brutality video (walking while black).
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On the 16 of June Eugen met Bobrikov in the stairway of the governmental palace, he fired three shots at Bobrikov mortally wounding him, he then turned the gun on himself and shot himself twice in the heart. After his death a letter from him was published addressed to the tsar, in which he promised he had acted alone and that his family was innocent.
Part of it reads “It is terrible to take the life of another person. With my own life I will pay for my crime. As I have made this decision I have been at peace; calmly and happily I will go to my death”
After his death many of his writings were published just a few days before the assassination he wrote
“Freedom is its own end. With certain, rather small limits, it is an inherent right of all people, which no external force can remove. A person has no right to give this right away from themselves, even less from their children. Freedom is the base of self-esteem, and without it the teaching of a person’s chaste responsibility would be nothing but lies and deception. Freedom is a sacred thing and the love of freedom is a natural instinct deeply integrated into our hearts. Do you love your country? Good, remember Ibsen’s words: “Even if you had given all, but not your own life, you would have given nothing.”
Today at the place of the assassination a plaque is placed which reads
Se Pro Patria Dedit (He Gave Himself for His Country).
I read this just after watching a US police brutality video (walking while black).
Schuaman’s words hit me deeply. Thank you