People derived too much pleasure from seeing their fellow man morally …

Milan Kundera
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People derived too much pleasure from seeing their fellow man morally humiliated to spoil that pleasure by hearing out an explanation.
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People derived too much pleasure from seeing their fellow man morally humiliated to spoil that pleasure by hearing out an explanation.

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