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Leo Tolstoy - The greater the state, the more wrong...
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. (Leo Tolstoy)

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.

Leo Tolstoy

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