Between shame and shamelessness lies the axis upon which we turn; mete…

Salman Rushdie
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Between shame and shamelessness lies the axis upon which we turn; meteorological conditions at both these poles are of the most extreme, ferocious type. Shamelessness, shame: the roots of violence.
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