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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.”
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Xiran Jay Zhao
“You know, there’s a kind of predator that disguises itself as prey. That’s the most dangerous kind to people like us.”
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Douglas Adams
“I can only think that the business with the apple must have upset him more than I realised.”
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“After all, a society that takes care of its own does not produce children who grow up dreaming of burning it down.”
Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

Xiran Jay Zhao
“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.”
Xiran Jay Zhao, Heavenly Tyrant

Arthur C. Clarke
“When the reality was depressing, men tried to console themselves with myths.”
Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars

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