Both Uses of
atrocities
in
War and Peace
- "You, Bolkonski, don't know," said Bilibin turning to Prince Andrew, "that all the atrocities of the French army (I nearly said of the Russian army) are nothing compared to what this man has been doing among the women!"†
Chpt 2 *
- For the "great" man nothing is wrong, there is no atrocity for which a "great" man can be blamed.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(atrocities) actions that are exceptionally bad or cruel