“Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They’re a kind of job insurance.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“Listen, I'm going to tell you this because no one else will, Franklin. Spider-Man sucks.”
― Fantastic Four, Vol. 1
― Fantastic Four, Vol. 1
“Justice is what the strong do the weak.”
― East of West, Vol. 7
― East of West, Vol. 7
“It is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
“Just as individuals are born, mature, breed, and die, so do societies and civilizations and governments.”
― Children of Dune
― Children of Dune
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