A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

by Joe Abercrombie

‘When one man knowingly kills another, they call it murder! When society causes the deaths of thousands, they shrug and call it a fact of life.’

Law alone, without enforcement, is just breath.

But that’s the nice thing about looking backwards. You can pick out the bits that suit your story and toss the unhappy truths to the wind.