"We Slavs have a strong patriotic feeling. We must fight against him. We enslave ourselves. If we do not enslave ourselves, no one can enslave us. There is a natural attraction to your people, mine to the Russian, although I strive not to be a Russian, but a Christian. Patriotism is harmful.
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Author
Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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We Slavs have a strong patriotic feeling. We must fight against him. We enslave ourselves. If we do not enslave ourselves, no one can enslave us. There is a natural attraction to your people, mine to the Russian, although I strive not to be a Russian, but a Christian. Patriotism is harmful.
""Noi, slavii, avem un puternic sentiment patriotic. Trebuie să luptăm împotriva lui. Ne înrobim singuri. Dacă nu ne vom înrobi noi înșine, nimeni nu va putea înrobi. Există o atracție firească față de poporul tău, la mine față de cel rus, deși mă străduiesc nu să fiu rus, ci creștin. Patriotismul e dăunător."