Carolina QuotesWhenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 14.
- work
- Alvin Journeyman (1995)
- year
- 1995
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