Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly…

Marquis de Sade
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Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity. ✨ marquis de Sade (1988). Juliette, Grove Press
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Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity. ✨ marquis de Sade (1988). Juliette, Grove Press

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