Leo Tolstoy

"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it."

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Source: A Confession. Book by Leo Tolstoy, 1882.

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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

Novelist, Philosopher

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist and philosopher, best known for his masterpieces 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', which explore complex human emotions and moral dilemmas.

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