# Declaration of Facts

> public statement issued by Jehovah's Witnesses, written by Joseph F. Rutherford, released on 25 June 1933 due to persecution in Nazi Germany; asserted the Witnesses’ political neutrality and the right to publicly preach

**Wikidata**: [Q5249421](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5249421)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Facts)  
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