[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing … - Susan Sontag

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[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing what everybody else is doing.

Susan Sontag

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Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt

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