But when he ached, when he panted, when the world was too much with him, Marx and revolution held a wild… — Harry Turtledove
But when he ached, when he panted, when the world was too much with him, Marx and revolution held a wild temptation. Like cheap booze for a drunk, he thought wearily, except revolutions make people do even stupider things.
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