Alexander III of Russia/reign 1881

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    “Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom.”
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    “Today’s difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal.”
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    Their Slaves were willing, and their Reign was long;”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)