The words were a paraphrase of the suggestion of Jesus: Render therefo…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The words were a paraphrase of the suggestion of Jesus: Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's. Bokonon's paraphrase was this: Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on.
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The words were a paraphrase of the suggestion of Jesus: Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's. Bokonon's paraphrase was this: Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn't have the slightest idea what's really going on.

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