Obviously Mother Culture must be finished off if you’re going to survive, and that’s something the people of… — Daniel Quinn
Obviously Mother Culture must be finished off if you’re going to survive, and that’s something the people of your culture can do. She has no existence outside your minds. Once you stop listening to her, she ceases to exist.
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