Animals Quote by Philip Gourevitch

“An animal will kill, but never to completely annihilate a race, a whole collectively. What does this make us in this world?” quote by Philip Gourevitch — Download Open image

““An animal will kill, but never to completely annihilate a race, a whole collectively. What does this make us in this world?””

Philip Gourevitch

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