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“Marriage and prostitution were two sides of one shield, the predatory man's exploitation of the sex-pleasure. The difference between them was a difference of class.”
― The Jungle
― The Jungle
“And the avarice of mankind is insatiable; at one time two obols was pay enough; but now, when this sum has become customary, men always want more and more without end; for it is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.”
― Politics
― Politics
“Those women of love require either a lover or a child to fill their hearts.”
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
“If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends on might evaporate.”
― 1984
― 1984
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