Leo Tolstoy
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in 1855
" The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth."
in 1884
" Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth."
in 1884
" I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and government orders."
in 1886
" I sit on a mans back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back."
in 1892
" The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase."
in 1895
" In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful."
in 1895
" In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful."
in 1896
" Tell people that war is an evil, and they will laugh; for who does not know it? Tell them that patriotism is an evil, and most of them will agree, but with a reservation. Yes, they will say, wrong patriotism is an evil; but there is another kind, the kind we hold. But just what this good patriotism is, no one explains."
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in 1907
playing chess with son of his friend and publisher who took this picture in Check out for more: tco m9HrWl69dp tco a3YUUaN2Ou
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in 1907
playing chess with son of his friend and publisher who took this picture in See more photos: tco m9HrWl69dp tco OWMFCrfCyX
in 1907
playing chess with son of his friend and publisher Vladimir Chertkov who took this picture in See more pics: tco m9HrWl69dp tco FyIM0EgY3B
