Ernest HemingwayI had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stockyards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.Â
About This Quote
This quote comes from the novel, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This quote is simply a statement about what many people think of as sacred, which is often religious or political. But, it is more than that. It is about the way people act when they are deceived into thinking something is sacred, but turns out to be not so much.
Source: A Farewell To Arms
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