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Human beings love, despite their compulsions to limit it and exploit it chaotically. Their love persuades them to make vows, build houses and turn their passion ultimately to duty.
Human beings love, despite their compulsions to limit it and exploit it chaotically. Their love persuades them to make vows, build houses and turn their passion ultimately to duty.
Approximate author period: c. 1939 AD · modern
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- Germaine Greer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1939 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1939; activity date not established; Wikidata Q103591, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103591 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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