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- ↑ Hergard Robel, ed. (1989). Wilhelm Külz: Ein Liberaler zwischen Ost und West. R. Oldenbourg Verlag. p. 22–23.
- 1 2 Jürgen Dittberner (2005). Die FDP: Geschichte, Personen, Organisation, Perspektiven. Eine Einführung. VS Verlag. p. 37.