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The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)

by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)

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Flood (Flood, #1)

by Stephen Baxter

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Snow (St. John Strafford, #2) by John Banville

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‘humankind cannot bear very much reality.’ The social contract is a fragile document. Do you take my point, at all?” Strafford shrugged. “Yes, I suppose I do. But all the same, the truth—” “Ah, the truth”—the Archbishop lifted both his ...more

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“Slower growth and the increasing perception that rewards are handed out by government on the basis of political pull, rather than earned in the competitive marketplace, encourage polarization and social conflict.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“Only when government begins to hand out rewards on the basis of political pressure do we find ourselves involved in group conflict, pushed to organize and contend with other groups for a piece of political power.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“When rights become merely legal claims attached to interests and preferences, the stage is set for political and social conflict.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“It’s the exercise of power, not the exercise of freedom, that requires justification.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“every government intervention in the marketplace tends to reduce wealth and the overall standard of living.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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