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Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Moral
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Outrage
Thrill
Cheap
Innocence
Wicked
Guilt

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