He never thought he was right. The horror of all that had died under his will had become mundane to him. You see, the first horror is the horror itself. The real horror for him was accepting it as necessary.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants it is the creed of slaves.
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Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants it is the creed of slaves.
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