We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state,…

Leo Tolstoy
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We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but we must desire its decrease, its weakening. ✨ Leo Tolstoy, J. M. Packham (2015). Leo Tolstoy: Letters and Papers, p.15, Lulu Press, Inc
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