For some reason I am strongly reminded of the book "Interesting Times" “The Empire's got something worse than whips all right. It's got obedience. Whips in the

For some reason I am strongly reminded of the book "Interesting Times" “The Empire's got something worse than whips all right. It's got obedience. Whips in the soul. They obey anyone who tells them what to do. Freedom just means being told what to do by someone different.” ― Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times