Nations and individuals, with rare exceptions, comport themselves with decency only when circumstances permit no other choice. (Nicolás Gómez Dávila)

Nations and individuals, with rare exceptions, comport themselves with decency only when circumstances permit no other choice.

Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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