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Turning the Storm (After Dunkirk #3) Turning the Storm by Lee Jackson
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“fascist regime is one where government and big business collude on policy for their own benefit. Their creed is immaterial except as a tool to control the masses. The government controls the means of production in partnership with big business through force, blackmail, regulation, court decisions, the police, or by whatever else works to control people’s lives.”
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“he had remained aloof simply because losing friends had become so frequent and painful that distance was a common defense for maintaining equanimity.”
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“A fascist regime is one where government and big business collude on policy for their own benefit. Their creed is immaterial except as a tool to control the masses. The government controls the means of production in partnership with big business through force, blackmail, regulation, court decisions, the police, or by whatever else works to control people’s lives.” “Isn’t”
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“time.” “Good idea. Take Amélie with you. We”
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“fascism is an economic system. A fascist regime is one where government”
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“It became a republic early. An argument could be made that its demise began as power transferred from the people to their rulers and the quest for empire began.”
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“He’s shaking in his boots,”
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“We’re making headway on assisting POWs in general. We’ve developed escape maps that are printed on silk paper. They’re thin, strong, and they don’t make crinkling noises. We’re in talks now with the makers of the Monopoly boardgame to put them inside the gameboards and ship them into POW camps via Red Cross parcels and family packages.”
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“Their creed is immaterial except as a tool to control the masses. The government controls the means of production in partnership with big business through”
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“last.”
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“He which hath no stomach in this fight, let him depart… But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers… For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brethren…”
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“He stood, rubbing his temples while he searched for words. “You’re in the unfortunate position of not only decrypting messages from blocks of meaningless letters into German words but also understanding their content. That’s giving you a very narrow view of events,”
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“Memories are. They don’t act.”
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“do you know what fascism is?” Paul’s face went blank. “I think so. It’s where a strong man in a country takes over the government and rules by force and the threat of violence to impose his will.” “That sounds like a good textbook definition.” Donovan shook his head. “That’s what most people think, but they and that textbook would be wrong. You just described thug methods that fascists use to maintain power without regard for laws or rights. All dictators do that. But fascism is an economic system. A fascist regime is one where government and big business collude on policy for their own benefit. Their creed is immaterial except as a tool to control the masses. The government controls the means of production in partnership with big business through force, blackmail, regulation, court decisions, the police, or by whatever else works to control people’s lives.”
Lee Jackson, Turning the Storm
“A fascist regime is one where government and big business collude on policy for their own benefit.”
Lee Jackson, Turning the Storm