"Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals."
"In times of disorder and stress, the fanatics play a prominent role; in times of peace, the critics. Both are shot after the revolution."
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Source: Edna Buchanan (2014). “The Britt Montero Series (Omnibus Edition)”, p.618, Diversion Books
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