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Quote by Mary McCarthy

“An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished question.”

Quote by Mary McCarthy

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Mary McCarthy was a prominent American author born on June 21, 1912, and passed away on October 25, 1989. Known for her incisive social criticism and nuanced portrayal of human nature, she is considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American literature. more

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