"The idea that the law should punish what is rude; that government should protect our tender sensibilities from those who would - quite often with shallow motivations but sometimes with deeper and more serious complaints - challenge our national certainties and rituals, should alarm and anger us."
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Nick Harkaway is a celebrated British author known for his imaginative storytelling and genre-blending narratives. Born on November 26, 1972, in London, he is the son of renowned writer and filmmaker Nicholas Harkaway. Harkaway's literary career took flight with his debut novel, "The Gone-Away World," which captivated readers through its unique fusion of science fiction and post-apocalyptic themes. His works often explore the complexities of human nature and societal constructs, leaving a lasting legacy in contemporary literature.
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"The First World War was a horror of gas, industrialised slaughter, fear, and appalling human suffering."
Nick Harkaway"In abandoning the understanding that things - services, goods, wars, and houses - have costs, we risk becoming infantilised, incapable of making decisions about government or finance, and perhaps above all about the environment, the wellbeing of the planet upon which we depend and which our children will inherit from us."
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"Peace is not a state - it is a choice, and you have to remake it every day. It's possible to get a sort of stability, a habit of peace, but it's like an egg balanced, spinning, on its point: lose your momentum, and your equilibrium is gone, too."
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