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Meaning
The quote suggests that a legal punishment was treated as sufficient justification, even though the larger destruction continued afterward. It contrasts a formal legal action with the reality that the burning of Moscow did not stop. The wording implies irony about the effectiveness of that response.
When It Was Said
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Who It Was Said To
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Source
War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2011)
Original Language & Translation
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The phrase appears in the book "War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2011)" by Leo Tolstoy (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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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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