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Nobody can overthrow the fascist dictator by being nicer than him. The reason for this is: by definition everybody is always already nicer than the fascist dictator.

— Adam Roberts Jack Glass (2012)

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“There is always war,” said Dakkar, coldly. “There will always be war, whilst empires oppress and distort human potential.”

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