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Imelda Marcos

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?

Imelda Marcos

Beauty

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Imelda Marcos is defending her desire for luxury by saying that wanting beautiful things is natural and not wasteful. She argues that everyone prefers to live in a pleasing environment rather than one filled with ugliness or disorder.

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