Quote#Sadness
Rioting and disturbances in the capitals and in many localities of…
Quote byNicholas II of Russia · 1868–1918
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Comment on the 1905 Russian Revolution.
English (original)
Rioting and disturbances in the capitals and in many localities of Our Empire fill Our heart with great and heavy grief. The well-being of the Russian Sovereign is inseparable from the national well-being; the national sorrow is His sorrow.
— Nicholas II of Russia
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