"Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive."

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Source : Sinclair Lewis (2017). “It Can't Happen Here”, p.203, PublishDrive

Sinclair Lewis

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