“Keep a government poor and weak and it’s your servant; let it get rich and powerful and it’s your master.”
― The H. Beam Piper Megapack: 33 Classic Science Fiction Novels and Short Stories
― The H. Beam Piper Megapack: 33 Classic Science Fiction Novels and Short Stories
“they did not fight for a Britain where to hold by truths and values which have been thought good and worthy for a thousand years would be to run the risk of being called “fascist”
― Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II
― Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II
“There's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight.”
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“Misanthropes have some admirable - if paradoxical - virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial. “ships that pass in the night.” As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.”
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“Most of us do not think of ourselves as criminals, but possibly there are things in our daily lives which we regard as our “inheritance” which will move future generations to critical disgust.”
― The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers
― The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers
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