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Claude Levi-Strauss Quotes

Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.
Claude Levi-Strauss

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Scientist Quotes
Category:
French Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
November 28, 1908
Nationality:
French
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