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“3. “Well, little sister, you’ll be pleased to hear that your treacherous uprising has been quashed before it could really begin,” he said. “The heads of nine of your region’s lords decorate what remains of Slat’s walls. Your pretty little town is no more. Silson has razed it to the ground. I was tempted to add your pretty head to those of your fellow conspirators, but Aaron has persuaded me to be lenient.”
― Robert Reid, The Empress

“Hayduke thought. Finally the idea arrived. He said, 'My job is to save the fucking wilderness. I don't know anything else worth saving. That's simple, right?”
― Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang

“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew tea for the cooks. Windows are open to counter the heat of the ovens. Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“Quatrième maxime. - Tout impôt doit être conçu de manière à ce qu'il fasse sortir des mains du peuple le moins d'argent possible au-delà de ce qui entre dans le Trésor de l'Etat, et en même temps à ce qu'il tienne le moins longtemps possible cet argent hors des mains du peuple avant d'entrer dans ce Trésor.”
― Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations