"Louis XVI was executed because they said he was dishonorable and a criminal," came into Pierre`s head, "and from their point of view they were right, as were those too who canonized him and died a martyr`s death for his sake. Then Robespierre was beheaded for being a despot. Who is right and who is wrong? No one! But if you are alivelive: tomorrow you`ll die as I might have died an hour ago. And is it worth tormenting oneself, when one has only a moment of life in comparison with eternity?"
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