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В БЕЛЫХ ПЕРЧАТКАХPrepPInvaradvusu. used with negated verbs) (to do sth. ) cautiously, trying to avoid cruel, severe, or unethical measures: (one (you) can't do sth. ) without getting one's (your) hands dirty(one (you) can't do sth. ) without taking one's (your) gloves off.
Оправдывая террор, они постоянно повторяли: «Не надо бояться крови! Революцию нельзя делать в белых перчатках!» Justifying the terror, they never tired of repeating, "Don't shrink from bloodshed! You can't make revolutions without getting your hands dirty!"

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