Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir…

Simone de Beauvoir
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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir (2011). The Ethics of Ambiguity, p.47, Open Road Media
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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility. ✨ Simone de Beauvoir (2011). The Ethics of Ambiguity, p.47, Open Road Media

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