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“It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform myself. ” from Peter the Great

What does he mean?

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He wanted himself to change as much as he wanted others to change as well, but he saw that it was a very difficult task to change oneself, and by seeing that, he understood the challenges he would face when changing the people.

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