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Quote by Theodore Schroeder
Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is s

Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is solely and exclusively a contribution of the reading mind, and hence cannot be defined in terms of the qualities of a book or picture. – Theodore Schroeder

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