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Absalom, Absalom! Quotes

Necessity has a way of obliterating from our conduct various delicate scruples regarding honor and pride. - William Faulkner (Absalom, Absalom! Quotes)

Necessity has a way of obliterating from our conduct various delicate scruples regarding honor and pride.

Source:(Modern Library, ed. 1951), Chapter 5, Page 153
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William Faulkner (Absalom, Absalom! Quotes)
  • Book: Absalom, Absalom!
  • Writer: William Faulkner
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Published: 1936
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