The Rule of One (The Rule of One, #1)

by Ashley Saunders

It’s impossible to fight back; the government made sure of that long ago. Civilians are not allowed to own weapons—only the Guard has that authority. The people can fight solely with their raised voices, and I’ve only ever heard them silenced. The ones with the guns always win.

Resist much, obey little; Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved; Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty. -Walt Whitman

“But how could the government get away with it? The people must have fought back,” I say. “Fear,” Rayla answers.