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The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.


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This page presents the quote "The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.". Author of this quote is James Thurber. This quote is about comedy, decadence, brutal, differences, apathy, apathetic,.