The master was asked how his purchase of a portrait of himself constituted evidence of his prodigious charity. “It brings joy to the peasants,” he explained, and inspires noble aspirations. “What I am now you too could be with hard work and frugality.”—#TolstoysTalesofTrump

Nov 9, 2019 · 9:26 AM UTC

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As the master spoke, his son gazed beyond the portrait to a lawn with rows of white grave markers of soldiers. He regarded solemnly all the attacks they had suffered as a family & all the sacrifices they’d have to make to help their father succeed...”. shorturl.at/glvAS
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