Karl Marx gave a speech on free trade in Brussels in 1848.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Library catalogs (UPenn, UCF) list Marx's speech 'Free trade' delivered before the Democratic Association of Brussels on January 9, 1848, and the marxists.org text repeats that date and venue. The claim's core assertion, a Marx speech on free trade in Brussels in 1848, is therefore supported, and the extraction faithfully matches the passage.
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… I can picture these young leftists coming across, is he allowed to say that special connection between Judaism as a religion and today's economy, whether it be, uh, 1845 or 2025? Free trade is extremely important for Karl Marx, and he made his free trade in bruh uh speech in Brussels in, uh, 1848, and he says this. He says, generally speaking, the protective system, he means tariffs in these days, is conservative, while the free trade system works destructively. …
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Supports. Library catalog records describe 'Free trade: An address delivered before the Democratic Association of Brussels, Belgium, January 9, 1848' by Karl Marx.[1][2]
Supports. The marxists.org text is titled 'On the Question of Free Trade', a speech to the Democratic Association of Brussels at its public meeting of January 9, 1848.[3]
Supports. The Northern Star report on the 1847 Brussels Free Trade Congress refers to 'Dr. Marx, of Brussels', showing Marx was active in Brussels free-trade debates in this period.[4]
Context. The extraction matches the passage, which refers to Marx's free trade speech in Brussels in 1848; no added figures or scope.
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4 sources: 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Free trade. A speech delivered before the Democratic Club ...onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Free trade: An address delivered before the Democratic Association of Brussels, Belgium, January 9, 1848stars.library.ucf.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3On Free Trademarxists.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4The Free Trade Congress at Brusselsdhspriory.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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