That was absolutely unacceptable. "His sanity and judgement are flawless," Hieronymus said, scandalized. "How could you think otherwise?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"Just because it isn't often done doesn't mean it isn't innovative and intelligent," he retorted. "Many great geniuses have been called insane in their time, have they not?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"If I were a dog I would have no words to defend him. And dogs take far less effort to construct, anyway."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"I am fully aware of that; I was merely suggesting you ought not compare two things that could not be more different."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"Can dogs read and write?" Hieronymus countered. "Can they communicate eloquently and coherently? Can they build their own legs?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"I can," he pointed out. "I know when I'm being insulted. You think I want to be despised by society? The law makes it so, but I am the way I am and that can't change."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Hieronymus glared at him, hurt by that. "No. No, I suppose it doesnt." He disappeared back under the burlap, shutting his eyes tightly.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
