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George Orwell Quotes: People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
         

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.


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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
         



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