“In fact the Guild, he liked to think, practiced the ultimate democracy. You didn’t need intelligence, social position, beauty or charm to hire it. You just needed money which, unlike the other stuff, was available to everyone. Except for the poor, of course, but there was no helping some people.”
Terry Pratchett; Hogfather
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“The Nac Mac Feegle would fight and steal, certainly, but who wanted to fight the weak and steal from the poor?”
Terry Pratchett; The Wee Free Men
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"Silence,’ said Vetinari. It wasn’t a very loud word, but it had an effect rather like that of a drop of black ink in a glass of clear water. The word spread out in coils and tendrils, getting everywhere. It strangled the noise."
Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
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