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Those are the men,' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those are the men who decide the fate of nations.
Those are the men,' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those are the men who decide the fate of nations.
Approximate author period: c. 1869 AD · industrial
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- Leo Tolstoy
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- Approximate author period: c. 1869 AD · industrial
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