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Another important event in Albert’s life

that occurred in 1896 was that he gave up
his German citizenship. In spite of his young

age, Albert had already come to believe that
violence and warfare were the wrong ways

to go about resolving conflicts. He had
left Munich and the Luitpold Gymnasium

in part because he was afraid of being
drafted. Germany was becoming more

aggressive at the time, and even more so by

Albert was only 17 when he
enrolled in the Swiss Federal
Polytechnic School.

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