No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of po…

Edward Abbey
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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.18, RosettaBooks
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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.18, RosettaBooks

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