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should the police actually succeed in eliminating all crime, they will simultaneously succeed in eliminating themselves as a necessary adjunct to society, and no organized force or power will ever eliminate itself willingly.”
“Since when did we as a species abide by good sense? Why do cowardly men strike their wives after a reprimand at work? Why do mothers scream at their children after a beating by their husbands? Those unable to conquer their misfortunes take their fury out on more convenient targets. It does not surprise me that women were forced into stricter subservience after Huaxia suffered a major defeat.”
― Heavenly Tyrant
― Heavenly Tyrant
“People aren’t interested in facts; they’ll believe the spin on a story that best reinforces their existing opinions.”
― Heavenly Tyrant
― Heavenly Tyrant
“Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“I can only think that the business with the apple must have upset him more than I realised.”
― Last Chance to See
― Last Chance to See
“You know, there’s a kind of predator that disguises itself as prey. That’s the most dangerous kind to people like us.”
― Iron Widow
― Iron Widow
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