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it would be great if the cruelty of rulers could be explained away by mutations or curses.”
Yes. I actually get frustrated by so many stories where the reason someone is evil is because they're not human. Sorry but humans are quite capable of being evil.
“Any oppressive system needs an element of arbitrary punishment just to keep people properly on their toes.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“A people without hope, what will they do? One of two things: nothing, or everything.”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“If you program your computers to expect wrongdoing, then they’ll most certainly find”
― Alien Clay
― Alien Clay
“They have full protective gear on, masks included, and gas grenades in case they need to put down a general riot. But most of all, they spark fear. That’s how they get you. How a small group of uniformed stormtroopers can always face down a turbulent crowd. Fear of their weapons, of their discipline, of the brutal force they can mete out.”
― 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
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