"Civilization after civilization, it is the same.  The world falls to tyranny with a whisper.  The frightened are ever keen to bow to a perceived necessity, in the belief that necessity forces conformity, and conformity a certain stability.  In a world shaped into conformity, dissidents stand out, are easily branded and dealt with.  There is no multitude of perspectives, no dialogue.  The victim assumes the face of the tyrant, self-righteous and intransigent, and wars breed like vermin.  And people die."

-- Steven Erikson

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