"mensch" meaning in German

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          "text": "„Nichtverhandeln war mehr ein Gefühl, daß mit dem Staat eh nichts vernünftiges anzufangen ist, daß mensch nur übers Ohr gehauen wird, wenn mensch sich auf Gespräche mit den Regierenden einläßt […]“",
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