We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this …

Victor Hugo
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We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr
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We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr

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