In his great novel, "The Brothers Karamazov," Dostoevsky gives these words to Ivan, addressed to his naive and devout younger brother, Alyosha: "If the sufferings of children go to make up the sum of sufferings which is necessary for the purchase of truth, then I say beforehand that the entire truth is not worth such a price.
En su gran novela, "Los Hermanos Karamazov", Dostoevsky le da estas palabras a Ivan, dirigidas a su hermano menor devoto y naïve, Alyosha: "Si los sufrimientos de niños van para juntar la suma de sufrimientos que es necesiaria para comprar la verdad, entonces te digo de antemano que toda la verdad no vale tal precio.