Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.

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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is.

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Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.

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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

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I will be my undoing If I become my obsession.

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The truth has a way of changing people's plans.

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Some people will always fear change. But we can't indulge them.

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And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.

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