Mikhail Lermontov: I would make any sacrifice but this; twenty times I can stake my life, even my honour, but my freedom I shall never sell

I would make any sacrifice but this; twenty times I can stake my life, even my h — Mikhail Lermontov

I would make any sacrifice but this; twenty times I can stake my life, even my honour, but my freedom I shall never sell. Why do I prize it so much? … What am I aiming at? Nothing, absolutely nothing.

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