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"The Socialist Jack in the Box" (September 28, 1878)

Despite his military outfit and strenuous exertions, Bismarck is unable to wrestle the bogey-man of socialism into the box. This cartoon from the British satirical magazine Punch appeared while debate on the Socialist Law was still occupying the attention of Reichstag deputies in Berlin.

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