I am opposed to authority, that egg of misery and oppression; I am opposed to it largely for what it does to those who exercise it. (Patrick O'Brian)

I am opposed to authority, that egg of misery and oppression; I am opposed to it largely for what it does to those who exercise it.

Patrick O'Brian

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