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The physician spoke with confidence. He was a man, after all. He had no reason to think he would not be believed.
“But then the Mandate was all about those neat boxes, those false binaries. Orthodox and unorthodox; his and hers; us and them.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“You ever think about the fundamental paradox of our society? How they build a tight-knit machine of a state by breaking everyone down into solitary units turned against each other? How you compel mass obedience out of the most individualistic drives of selfishness, greed and fear?”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“They want very specific answers from science. Black and white answers to complex questions. Everything sorted into predetermined boxes.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“A people without hope, what will they do? One of two things: nothing, or everything.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“Any oppressive system needs an element of arbitrary punishment just to keep people properly on their toes.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
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