One must do one of two tings: either admit that the existing order of …

Leo Tolstoy
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One must do one of two tings: either admit that the existing order of society is just, and then stick up for one's rights in it;or acknowledge that you are enjoying unjust privileges, as i do, and then enjoy them and be satisfied. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). Anna Karenina (World Classics, Unabridged), p.506, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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