Anthony Giddens Quotes

The body is in some sense perennially at risk. The possibility of bodily injury is ever-present, even in the most familiar of surroundings.

Anthony Giddens

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• The body is in some sense perennially at risk. The possibility of bodily injury is ever-present, even in the most familiar of surroundings.

  

  Anthony Giddens
  • Risk
  • Body
  • Possibility