 | Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 - October 20, 1910) on Religious Powers and War(published by RevoltSource) |
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Russian Writer, Novelisst, Vegetarian, Pacifist, Christian Theorist, Libertarian, Ally of Anarchists, and Regarded as one of the Greatest Authors of all Time
: A Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never won is a major controversy. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #7 on Religious Struggle Quotes >> Religious Powers and War
“You are surprised that soldiers are taught that it is right to kill people in certain cases and in war, while in the books admitted to be holy by those who so teach, there is nothing like such a permission...”
Source: "Letter to a Non-Commissioned Officer," by Leo Tolstoy, 1898.
"Letter to a Non-Commissioned Officer," by Leo Tolstoy, 1898.
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