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It's all just fear and distraction. Fear will get people into our Virtual Panopticon and then we'll keep them happy. People will be free to take antidepressant drugs, go into debt, and stare at their television sets. Society might seem disorganized, but it will be very stable. Every few years we'll pick a different mannequin to give speeches from the White House Rose Garden.

— John Twelve Hawks Fourth Realm Trilogy (2005)

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When people discard their notions of privacy, they permit a peaceful society.

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The warrior uses the power of the brain to be deliberate and the power of the heart to be instinctive.

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The Grid still exists even if you don't see the lines.

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Every new experience is unusual. The rest of life is just sleep and committee meetings.

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