So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public.
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"So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public." — Marquis de Sade
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So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public. — Marquis de Sade
About Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade was a Novelist from France (1740–1814).
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This quote is attributed to Marquis de Sade, a Novelist from France.
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Marquis de Sade lived from 1740 – 1814.