“Well, when it became evident that no governmental or economic reform was going to make the people much less… — Kurt Vonnegut
“Well, when it became evident that no governmental or economic reform was going to make the people much less miserable, the religion became the one real instrument of hope. Truth was the enemy of the people, because the truth was so terrible, so Bokonon made it his business to provide the people with better and better lies.
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