A great step forward was made the day men understood that in order to torment one another more efficiently they would have to gather together, to organize themselves into a society. (Emil Cioran)

A great step forward was made the day men understood that in order to torment one another more efficiently they would have to gather together, to organize themselves into a society.

Emil Cioran

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