On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
If Tolstoi’s countrymen had acted according to his moral theories they would now be extinct, and savages would have taken their place.
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Roosevelt criticizes Leo Tolstoi's moral theories, arguing they would lead to the destruction of a nation if widely adopted.
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