The State is not God. It has no right to take away that whi… - Anton Chekhov

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The State is not God. It has no right to take away that which it cannot give back, if it should so desire.

Anton Chekhov

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.

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Native Name: Антон Павлович Чехов • Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов • Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ

Alternative Names: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov • Antón Pávlovič Čéhov • Antón Pávlovich Chékhov • Chekhov

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I was so drunk the whole time that I took bottles for girls and girls for bottles.

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If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache.... If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed only you and not the nation.

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