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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.

Camille Paglia

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Camille Paglia
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 2
Art Historian
Essayist
Film Critic
Journalist
Literary Critic
Professor
Teacher
Writer
Endicott
New York
Camille Anna Paglia
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Adolescents
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Perpetual

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Society is an artificial construction, a defense against nature's power.
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Is there intellectual life in America? At present, the answer is no.
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