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The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life.

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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
Beauty
Love
Life
Stands
Relation
Politician

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