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All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a…
Quote byHavelock Ellis · 1859–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Little Essays of Love and Virtue (1922), Ch. 7.
English (original)
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.
— Havelock Ellis
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