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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.”
“War is hell, all right, but the only way a boy can become a man is in a shoot-out of some kind, preferably, but by no means necessarily, on a battlefield.”
― Bluebeard
― Bluebeard
“After all, a society that takes care of its own does not produce children who grow up dreaming of burning it down.”
― 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
“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
“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
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