[The "Bloody Sunday" massacre has just occurred. Tsar Nicholas II furiously storms into his office to see Prime Minister Witte]
Tsar Nicholas II: "How many dead?"
Prime Minister Witte: "Sir, we are still counting, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds."
Tsar Nicholas II: "Who gave the order to fire upon them?"
Prime Minister Witte: "Your Majesty, nobody ordered it."
Tsar Nicholas II: "You run this government. Somebody had to have ordered something!"
Prime Minister Witte: "Would you have gone out to meet them?"
Tsar Nicholas II: "Of course not."
Prime Minister Witte: "Would you have given them a Duma? Allowed them to have elections? Had schools and hospitals built for them?"
Tsar Nicholas II: "How could I?"
Prime Minister Witte: "THEN WHY BOTHER TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THIS?! You would not have done anything!"
Tsar Nicholas II: "How many dead?"
Prime Minister Witte: "Sir, we are still counting, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds."
Tsar Nicholas II: "Who gave the order to fire upon them?"
Prime Minister Witte: "Your Majesty, nobody ordered it."
Tsar Nicholas II: "You run this government. Somebody had to have ordered something!"
Prime Minister Witte: "Would you have gone out to meet them?"
Tsar Nicholas II: "Of course not."
Prime Minister Witte: "Would you have given them a Duma? Allowed them to have elections? Had schools and hospitals built for them?"
Tsar Nicholas II: "How could I?"
Prime Minister Witte: "THEN WHY BOTHER TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THIS?! You would not have done anything!"
[The "Bloody Sunday" massacre has just occurred. Tsar Nicholas II furiously storms into his office to see Prime Minister Witte]
Tsar Nicholas II : "How many dead?"
Prime Minister Witte : "Sir, we are still counting, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds."
Tsar Nicholas II : "Who gave the order to fire upon them?"
Prime Minister Witte : "Your Majesty, nobody ordered it."
Tsar Nicholas II : "You run this government. Somebody had to have ordered something!"
Prime Minister Witte : "Would you have gone out to meet them?"
Tsar Nicholas II : "Of course not."
Prime Minister Witte : "Would you have given them a Duma? Allowed them to have elections? Had schools and hospitals built for them?"
Tsar Nicholas II : "How could I?"
Prime Minister Witte : "THEN WHY BOTHER TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THIS?! You would not have done anything!"
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