My father always said that government is like watching another man pis…

My father always said that government is like watching another man piss in your boot. Someone feels better but it certainly isn’t you.

Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas

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Chapter 1.

work: Heartfire (1998)
year: 1998

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