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The Short Reign of Pippin IV

The Short Reign of Pippin IV

The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1957; his only political satire, the book pokes fun at French politics.


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“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”

The Short Reign of Pippin IV (1957), p. 102

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