Orson Scott Card quote: Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without ...

Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without it, respect could never be deserved, and so to have it would be like poison.

~ Orson Scott Card ~

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