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Civilization, after all, is defined by what we forbid, more than what we permit.

Gregory David Roberts

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
Author
Novelist
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Melbourne
Australia
Civilization
Forbid
Permit
Defined

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