Malcolm Muggeridge's Quote - In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure

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In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure

In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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