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This gentleman evidently belonged to the category of those people who wish the Government to interfere in everything, even in their daily quarrels with their wives.

This gentleman evidently belonged to the category of those people who wish the Government to interfere in everything, even in their daily quarrels with their wives.

Approximate author period: c. 1827 AD · industrial

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Nikolai Gogol
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Approximate author period: c. 1827 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Nikolai Gogol: documented activity in 1827. Wikidata Q43718, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43718 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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