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“To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.”

Quote by Robert Conquest

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Robert Conquest

Robert Conquest was a prominent British historian known for his in-depth research into Soviet history. His works revealed the truth about the Great Purge and other political repressions in the Soviet Union, having a profound impact on posterity. more

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