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"For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of."

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About Catherine the Great

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 and one of the most influential rulers in Russian history. Her reign expanded the Russian Empire and advanced administrative, cultural, and educational reforms. She is also known as Catherine II and remains a central figure in European Enlightenment-era politics.

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