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Was Bernstein an academic or a politician?

  • Both, he was a theorist and a politician

  • Only an academic

  • Only a politician

  • Neither, he was a businessman

Answer

Bernstein was both an academic and a politician. He was a theorist who developed the idea of evolutionary socialism, which argued that socialism could be achieved through gradual reforms rather than through revolution. He was also a politician who served as a member of the German Reichstag and as the mayor of Berlin.
Eduard Bernstein: The Trailblazer of Social Democracy

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