Devotion Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“But men are now united in states; that work is done; why now maintain exclusive devotion to one's own state, when this produces terrible evils for all.” quote by Leo Tolstoy — Download Open image

“But men are now united in states; that work is done; why now maintain exclusive devotion to one's own state, when this produces terrible evils for all.”

Leo Tolstoy

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