James Rachels (1941–2003) American philosopher
Created from Animals (1990), p. 131
“Researchers from Britain's Keele University have found that swearing after an injury may help alleviate pain. Evidently, the pain that you feel is inversely proportional to the number of middle names you give Jesus.”
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