For if there's no everlasting God, there's no such thing as virtue, an…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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For if there's no everlasting God, there's no such thing as virtue, and there's no need of it. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky (2011). The Brothers Karamazov (卡拉馬助夫兄弟們), p.1775, Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
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For if there's no everlasting God, there's no such thing as virtue, and there's no need of it. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky (2011). The Brothers Karamazov (卡拉馬助夫兄弟們), p.1775, Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.

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