“What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?”
Source: Ancillary Justice (2013), Chapter 8 (p. 121)
“Reality, after all, is what civilization attempts to mitigate.”
Source: Cant we aim higher than 'Honey Boo Boo'?, Washington Post, 2014-01-06, Parker, Kathleen, 2013-01-08 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kathleen-parker-the-trouble-with-honey-boo-boo/2013/01/08/1e72fcc0-59d3-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html,
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