A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long a — Iain M. Banks
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A temple was worth a dozen barracks; a militia man carrying a gun could control a small unarmed crowd only for as long as he was present; however, a single priest could put a policeman inside the head of every one of their flock, for ever.

— Iain M. Banks
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