People rarely win wars, governments rarely lose them. People get kille…

Arundhati Roy
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People rarely win wars, governments rarely lose them. People get killed. Governments moult and regroup, hydra-headed. They use flags first to shrink-wrap people's minds and smother thought, and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury their willing dead. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The Algebra of Infinite Justice, p.242, Penguin Books India
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