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Vainglory, however, no matter how much medieval Christianity insisted it was a sin, is a motor of mankind, no more eradicable than sex.
Vainglory, however, no matter how much medieval Christianity insisted it was a sin, is a motor of mankind, no more eradicable than sex.
Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
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- Barbara W. Tuchman
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- Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
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