Is it possible that you do not know what a hostage really is - a man imprisoned not because of a crime committed but only because it suits his enemies to exert blackmail on his companions? If you admit such methods, one can foresee that one day you will use torture, as was done in the Middle ages.
생포된 백군 장교들을 포로가 아닌 인질로 사용하겠다고 나선 레닌에게 보낸 서신의 일부.
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