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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.
Autograph Quotation Signed ("A. Einstein. 49"), "Die Fahn' ist ein Symbol dafür dass noch der Mensch ein Herdentier,"

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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

Autograph Quotation Signed ("A. Einstein. 49"), "Die Fahn' ist ein Symbol dafür dass noch der Mensch ein Herdentier," 1 p, trimmed, 69 x 143 mm, 1949, professionally conserved tear to right hand margin, some toning to margins from old matte, backed on paper, and mounted.
Provenance: Collection of James May; Exhibited "Einstein: A Centenary Exhibition," Smithsonian, National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, opening March 3, 1979, item 87 in catalogue.

"The flag is a symbol of the fact that man is still a herd animal."

EINSTEIN ON POLITICS, framed autograph couplet of an oft-quoted Einstein aphorism, with an excellent exhibition history.

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