Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that…

Emile M. Cioran
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Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it. ✨ Emile M. Cioran (1975). A short history of decay, Viking Books
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Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it. ✨ Emile M. Cioran (1975). A short history of decay, Viking Books

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