"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — ...

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
~ Robert A. Heinlein ~












You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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