Part 4, section 28. The last lines of the novel.
The Cunning Man (1994)
Context: "Can you tell me the time of the last complete show?"
"You have the wrong number."
"Eh? Isn't this the Odeon?"
I decide to give a Burtonian answer.
"No, this is the Great Theatre of Life. Admission is free but the taxation is mortal. You come when you can, and leave when you must. The show is continuous. Good-night."
“Guilt is the great weapon of the Authoritarian Left, and we must resist it when it comes to endorsing free expression.”
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