War and Peacewriting · 1865-1869DirectVerified quotation — claim 01“A king is history's slave. History, that is, the unconscious, general, hive life of mankind, uses every moment of the life of kings as a tool for its own purposes.” — Leo Tolstoy · trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922-23Verified quotation — claim 01“To study the laws of history we must completely change the subject of our observation, must leave aside kings, ministers, and generals, and study the common, infinitesimally small elements by which the masses are moved.” — Leo Tolstoy · trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922-23
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The Kingdom of God Is Within Youwriting · 1893DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.