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I am inclined to agree with the Head Master of Eton that pæderastic passions among schoolboys 'do no harm' further, I think them the only redeeming feature of sexual life at public schools.
Aleister Crowley
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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
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