Leo Tolstoy Quote – “Freethinkers are those who…

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“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs.”

– Leo Tolstoy

Black and white photograph of Leo Tolstoy in his elder years. He has a long, white beard, and is wearing a dark, traditional Russian peasant's robe and a black cap. He is seated on a wooden bench outdoors, with trees in the background. Leo looks directly at the camera with a pensive expression.
Leo Tolstoy, 1897

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Portrait of Leo Tolstoy taken in 1897 / Leo Tolstoy. [Place not identified: Publisher not identified] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014645312/>. /  Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_Tolstoy_1897,_black_and_white,_37767u.jpg


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