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Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions.

Karl Kraus

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Translator
Writer
Jicin
Sorry
Abortions
Citizens
Curses
Literature
Abortion
Law
Curse
Consequences
Fellow
Fellows
Consequence
Uncommitted

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