“Variant translation: Everyone has a moral backside, which he does not show except in case of need and which he covers as long as possible with the breeches of respectability.”
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“Variant translation: Everyone has a moral backside, which he does not show except in case of need and which he covers as long as possible with the breeches of respectability.”
Captured 2026-08-17 from Wikiquote (en). The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.