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The saints, many of them women, warred with themselves as well as god. the body has its own animal urges, just as there are attractions and repulsions in sex that modern liberalism cannot face.
-Camille Paglia
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The Saints, Many Of Them Women, Warred

Camille Paglia
The saints, many of them women, warred with themselves as well as god. the body has its own animal urges, just as there are attractions and repulsions in sex that modern liberalism cannot face.
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