The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways:…

Leo Tolstoy
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The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated), p.5496, Delphi Classics
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The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed in two ways: by a change of life or by a change of conscience. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Illustrated), p.5496, Delphi Classics

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