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"Profound... sure to spark a reaction" and "scathing, ceaselessly engaging"- Kirkus Independent Review
"A brilliant rebuttal of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged" - Clarion Reviews
CHARLES THATCHER is a private citizen, which is to say that he's the private property of the Ackerman... read more
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Quotes edit
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“If you’re resourceful enough, there’s always a way - it's a myth created by those with power to justify tyranny against those without it.”
Sarah Aisling -
“We are relative creatures. The man who teaches his slaves to read is a saint in a world where slavery is legal, and a monster where it isn’t. We aren’t born knowing if we’re good or bad. We decide by comparing ourselves to others—and by that yardstick it’s no different to measure by our own successes than by our neighbors failures, save that it’s easier to corrupt the neighbor.”
Katherine Wolfe -
“It costs less to pretend you’re happy than to admit you’re not.”
Katherine Wolfe
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First Sentence edit
First there would be poker, then the executions.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicholas Lamar Soutter (Author)
Awards edit
- Kirkus Star (June 2012)
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