"In saying that without the power of the……" — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
"In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the good. It is taken for granted that the good are precisely those who at the present time have power, and the bad the same who are no subjugated."
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Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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25 Quotes by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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