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Culture makes pain tolerable by interpreting it's necessity; only pain perceived as curable is intolerable.
-Ivan Illich
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Culture Makes Pain Tolerable By Interpreting It's

Ivan Illich
Culture makes pain tolerable by interpreting it's necessity; only pain perceived as curable is intolerable.
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