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This reads as an ethical argument about choice, not necessity. It points to the idea that if food can be obtained without harm, then eating animals is a voluntary act tied to appetite rather than survival, and that makes the habit morally accountable. It lands in conversations about diet, conscience, and the gap between what is possible and what is convenient.
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About Leo Tolstoy
Russian writer
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, he lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries and is known in English as Leo Tolstoy. He is regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time. His work has shaped later literature and readers continue to return to his writing for its scope and force.
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