Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.
Я думаю, что и вы одного мнения со мною, следовательно, гораздо лучше, чтобы это произошло свыше, нежели снизу.
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Original Citation
Czar Alexander II of Russia. Speech to Moscow Nobility. 30 March 1856, Moscow, Russia. Speech.
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Current Citation
Czar Alexander II of Russia. Quoted in A Concise History of Russia by Ronald Hingley. Thames & Hudson, 1991.
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