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Emptiness Quote by Guy Debord

“Work is only justified by leisure time. To admit the emptiness of leisure time is to admit the impossibility of life.” quote by Guy Debord — Download Open image

“Work is only justified by leisure time. To admit the emptiness of leisure time is to admit the impossibility of life.”

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