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in a voice flat with the panic-resisting armor of training.
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I do not tell you that those who turn to betrayal, to theft, to murder and treason, do so only because they are good men who have been led astray. I tell you only that all men begin as good men. What they are taught as children, what is expected of them as young men, is either the armor about that goodness or the flaw that allows evil in.
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a detached corner of Fofao's brain said.
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Let's see, we've got the Empress of Manticore, the President of the Republic of Haven, the Protector of Grayson, the chairman of the Beowulf Board of Directors, Queen Berry, and the Andermani emperor's first cousin. Not to mention your own humble self as Steadholder Harrington and the commander of the Grand Fleet, followed by a scattering of mere planetary grand dukes, dukes, earls, members of the Havenite cabinet, three other members of th..
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There's not much point in making logical arguments to someone who's already decided to ignore inconvenient truths, so
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economies depend a lot more on perceptions than realities.
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Stupidity and bigotry are their own worst enemies,
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logic is an organized way of going wrong with confidence.
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Nothing else in this world can damn and destroy souls as effectively as our need to inflict vengeance and call it justice.
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It's amazing what deadly weapons compassion and morality are when they're deployed in the service of diplomacy.
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No problem, kaja" Lara nodded with exaggerated obeisance. "You may lead, so long as we may follow."
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