The Task of Social Hygiene, ch. 10
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There has never been any country at every moment so virtuous and so wise that it has not sometimes needed to be saved from itself.
— Havelock Ellis
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About Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939) was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer.
About Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939) was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer.
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