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He who stoops continuously ends up permanently hunched and dehumanized.
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The quote warns that constant stooping—whether physically or by repeatedly lowering oneself—can become a lasting condition. What begins as a repeated posture may shape how a person lives and is seen, leaving them “permanently hunched” and less fully treated as a human being. It is a warning against accepting humiliation or self-erasure as a normal way of life.
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