Quote by John Berger
Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which op

Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural. – John Berger

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The nude is condemned to never
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