Church_and_State_(by_Leo_Tolstoy)
Church and State (essay)
1886 article by Leo Tolstoy
"Church and State" is an article by Leo Tolstoy written in 1886.[1][2] It was translated to English and then published by the anarchist Benjamin Tucker.[2][3] In this text, Tolstoy condemns anyone who collaborates with the state in committing a war, and especially condemns the Eastern Orthodox Church for supporting the Tsar's wars when Christianity teaches "Thou Shalt Not Kill."[1]