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Banks quote on guilty systems resonates in US politics
Original: "A guilty system recognizes no innocents." IAIN M. BANKS, THE PLAYER OF GAMES, 1988 / CH. 2 "IMPERIUM" / P. 215. zer0bil
People are sharing a line from Iain M. Banks's 1988 science fiction novel The Player of Games: "A guilty system recognizes no innocents." The quote, from the chapter "Imperium," is being circulated in discussions of US politics, with readers suggesting it captures how corrupt institutions implicate everyone within them. It is being used as a pointed commentary on American political life.
Why now: The quote is being used as a sharp critique of the current US political system.
Iain M. BanksThe Player of GamesUnited States
Evidence
- "A guilty system recognizes no innocents." IAIN M. BANKS, THE PLAYER OF GAMES, 1988 / CH. 2 "IMPERIUM" / P. 215. zer0billionaires.org # Zer0Billionaires # socialsciences # USPolitics # politics · zer0billionaires · 9
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