John Berger's Quote - Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which op

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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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Nakedness reveals itself.
Nudity is placed on display.
The nude is condemned to never
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Nudity is a form of dress. – John Berger

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The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. – John Berger

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Advertising is not merely an assembly of competing messages; it is a language itself which is always being used to make the same general proposal – John Berger

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