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b852268 "(a statement someone makes to Maisie regarding attitudes prior to WWII): "...the corridors of power are littered with Fascist leanings; anything to save the upper classes through disenfranchisement of the common man while allowing the common man to think you're on his side." pre-wwii maisie-dobbs Jacqueline Winspear
dc49a4c There is no path set for this kind of shock, and for the grief that attends such terrible news. maisie-dobbs tragedy sorrow Jacqueline Winspear
4c6868b . That was it. ... A simple line, an aphorism, that seemed to suggest the selling of manure. But it had a meaning that went so much deeper, alluding to the fact that where you find filth - where you find dirt; where you find the detritus of life - you'll also discover someone making a profit. Much money can be made from the most dirty jobs. . That was another one. And it occurred to her that in her lifetime she had seen nothing more filthy than war itself. maisie-dobbs profiteering war Jacqueline Winspear