"How do people not understand that the existing order of society can only be negated on the basis of another absolutely new order, which is not based on violence, and this absolutely new order we cannot even imagine and know? We can deny violence not only as a tool, but also as an evil deed, but to deny the order, whatever it is, without denying the violence, is madness.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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How do people not understand that the existing order of society can only be negated on the basis of another absolutely new order, which is not based on violence, and this absolutely new order we cannot even imagine and know? We can deny violence not only as a tool, but also as an evil deed, but to deny the order, whatever it is, without denying the violence, is madness.
""Cum de oamenii nu pricep că rânduiala existentă a societății poate fi negată numai în baza unei alte rânduieli absolut noi, care nu se întemeiază pe violență, iar această rânduială absolut nouă nu ne-o putem nici măcar închipui și n-o putem nici măcar cunoaște? Putem nega violența nu doar ca instrument, ci și ca fapta rea, dar să negăm rânduiala, oricare ar fi ea, fără a nega violența, e o nebunie."