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Political theory1 quote
Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below. — Czar Alexander II of Russia · 1856Politics1 quote
Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below. — Czar Alexander II of Russia · 1856Revolution1 quote
Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below. — Czar Alexander II of Russia · 1856Serfdom1 quote
Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below. — Czar Alexander II of Russia · 1856