> And I found... that [the book] is a powerful caution against the corrosive effect of centralized authority. This conclusion boggles me lmao. I guess you have

> And I found... that [the book] is a powerful caution against the corrosive effect of centralized authority. This conclusion boggles me lmao. I guess you have to read it like a communist in order to conclude that everything this Valtin guy perpetrated, endured, and witnessed, was all for the cause.