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The north african mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.
-Clifford Geertz
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The North African Mule Talks Always Of

Clifford Geertz
The north african mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.
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