"This death cult has no reason and is……" — David Brooks
"This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage in a sort of mental diversion. They don't want to confront this horror. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate."
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74 Quotes by David Brooks
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