Carolina QuotesMoney only buys the illusion of power. Real power is in the force of will — will strong enough that others bend to it for its own sake, and follow it willingly. Power that is won through deception will evaporate under the hot light of truth.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Call Of Earth (1992)
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- 1992
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