One of the big failures in human history has been the agelong attempt to stop women painting their faces. - George Orwell
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One of the big failures in human history has been the agelong attempt to stop women painting their faces.
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George Orwell
George Orwell (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was the pen name of British novelist, essayist, and journalist Eric Arthur Blair, whose work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and strong support of democratic socialism.
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P. S. Burton
I always think they're rather charming-looking, the Burmese. They have such splendid bodies! Just think what sights you'd see in England if people went about half naked as they do here!
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