Prostitution in towns is like the sewer in a palace; take away the sewers and the palace becomes an impure and stinking place. (Thomas Aquinas)

Prostitution in towns is like the sewer in a palace; take away the sewers and the palace becomes an impure and stinking place.

Thomas Aquinas

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