The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.Rate it:(0.00 / 0 votes)Say it

Jean Cocteau

French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)

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