If God meant to interfere in the degeneracy of mankind would he not ha…

Cormac McCarthy
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If God meant to interfere in the degeneracy of mankind would he not have done so by now? Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creatures could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet? ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2015). Blood Meridian: Picador Classic, p.154, Pan Macmillan
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If God meant to interfere in the degeneracy of mankind would he not have done so by now? Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creatures could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet? ✨ Cormac McCarthy (2015). Blood Meridian: Picador Classic, p.154, Pan Macmillan

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