Joseph Wood Krutch Quote
Civilizations die from philosophical calm irony and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.
Joseph Wood Krutch
Civilizations die from philosophical calm irony and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.
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