I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet as…

Leo Tolstoy
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I sit on a man's 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 all possible means - except by getting off his back. ✨ What Then Must We Do? ch. 16 (1886) (translation by Aylmer Maude)
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I sit on a man's 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 all possible means - except by getting off his back. ✨ What Then Must We Do? ch. 16 (1886) (translation by Aylmer Maude)

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