“The first rule of governance is never to choose who to sacrifice,” snarled the Procurator. “Or, at least… — Sheri S. Tepper
“The first rule of governance is never to choose who to sacrifice,” snarled the Procurator. “Or, at least, never to be seen to choose. Death and dismemberment must always be…inadvertent. Everybody’s fault or nobody’s fault!”
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