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I’ve always believed that misfortunes of birth shouldn’t stand in the way of talent.
words are easy—actions are better!
The conspirators themselves were feeble; it was easy to see now why Makepeace had recruited them. He had chosen the weak, the unpreferred, those eaten away with jealousy and malice, who would seize the opportunity but never be a threat to him.
Things get done—but not always the right things, or not always the things expected.