Maurice Paléologue > Quotes

“This formidable officine dates from Peter the Great, who formed it in 1697...its historic origins must, however, be looked for much earlier; one finds them in the byzantine traditions and in the operations of the Tartar domination...espionage, delation, torture, and secret executions were the normal and regulating instruments of the |||||||| police.”
― Maurice Paléologue

“La pitié pour les prisonniers, pour les forçats, pour tous ceux qui tombent sous la griffe redoutable de la justice, est innée dans le peuple russe.”
― Maurice Paléologue, An Ambassador's Memoirs

“Официальная церковь ежедневно теряет свою власть над людскими сердцами, позволяя себе становиться орудием самодержавия, административных органов и полицейских сил.”
― Maurice Paléologue, An Ambassador's Memoirs