the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin — Karin Tansek
the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin — Karin Tansek
the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin — Karin Tansek
the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin — Karin Tansek
the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin — Karin Tansek
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the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin

— Karin Tansek
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The more we claim to discriminate between cultures and customs as good and bad, the more completely do we identify ourse — Claude Lévi-Strauss, Race et histoire
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Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace. May all mortals from now on live like one people — Alexander the Great
You can take the barbarian out of the tavern, but he can take the blood out of your body. — Greg X. Graves, Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes
What more you expect from a nation that honors a barbarian. — M.F. Moonzajer
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see — Alexander the Great
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