My regular readers know how fond I am of quoting the collective wisdom of my many literary and intellectual superiors; in fact, searching out quotes that are relevant to today’s world events is a large part of the fun of writing this blog.

Recently, with all of the lunacy and horror raining down on the world daily — much like Donald Trump’s utterly tasteless, AI-created, dive-bomber-shit-storm cartoon — I’ve challenged myself to see how many gems I can find to share with you that continue to speak to us today.

And since much of the world’s grief seems to emanate from Russia, I thought it only fitting to start with a few words from one of that country’s greatest 19th-century writers: Leo Tolstoy — perhaps best known for “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina.”

This, though, is from one of his lesser-known works: a short autobiographical tale of his own struggle with a mid-life existential crisis. As he searches for answers to his own questions about the meaning of life, he comes to many conclusions, including this one . . .

. . . which I hereby dedicate to the entire Executive branch of the U.S. government, both houses of the U.S. Congress, the six lily-livered Republican-appointed members of the U.S. Supreme Court, and every single owner of a red MAGA baseball cap:

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong
because the majority share in it.”

– Leo Tolstoy, “A Confession”

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/1/25