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Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him.
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"Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that"

- Philip Kaufman

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Philip Kaufman somewhere between October 23, 1936 and today. He/she was a famous Director from USA. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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