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If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Age: 60 †
Born: 1821
Born: January 1
Died: 1881
Died: January 1
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