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“With no power to annul the elemental evil in him, though readily enough he could hide it; apprehending the good, but powerless to be it a varnish of conventionalities hiding his barbaric core”

Herman Melville

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The quote means that a person can act nice and polite on the outside, but still has bad thoughts and feelings deep inside that they can't change.

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Barbarism Civilization Duality Facade Good vs evil Human nature Inner conflict Moral struggle Self-awareness
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