ermann ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁convinced ▁“ the ▁social ▁peace ▁dep ended ▁on ▁social ▁justice ▁for ▁the ▁working ▁class .” ▁His ▁treat ise ▁on ▁the ▁Social ▁Question ▁stated ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁bur den ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁could ▁be ▁less ened ▁if ▁the ▁government ▁used ▁proper ▁management ▁and ▁policies ▁of ▁social ▁w elf are . ▁He ▁published ▁many ▁articles ▁about ▁the ▁Social ▁Question ▁in ▁his ▁quarter ly ▁journal ▁and ▁gave ▁several ▁lect ures ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁Dresden ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁He ▁studied ▁many ▁social ist ▁think ers ▁and ▁while ▁he ▁respect ed ▁their ▁commit ment ▁to ▁social ▁equality , ▁he ▁s ided ▁with ▁liberal ism ▁and ▁a ▁reduced ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁social ▁w elf are . ▁ ▁Political ▁Ro le ▁in ▁the ▁Un ification ▁of ▁Germany ▁When ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁B ied ermann ▁had ▁already ▁developed ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁liberal . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁comment ator ▁who ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁free ▁speech , ▁largely ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁excess ive ▁c ensor ship ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁Many ▁recognized ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁liberal ▁party ▁in ▁Sax ony ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁acc laim ▁of ▁his ▁trial . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁February ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁Leipzig ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁an ▁audience ▁with ▁the