It would be best if this obscure chapter in the history of the world were terminated at once, if these ugly… — J. M. Coetzee
It would be best if this obscure chapter in the history of the world were terminated at once, if these ugly people were obliterated from the face of the earth and we swore to make a new start, to run an empire in which there would be no more injustice, no more pain.
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