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February 1992

Benign Anarchy

I never was much of one for authority, unless I had the opportunity to exercise my own. I resented the authority of state and federal governments, my church, the telephone company, my family. I figured I had the right to do what I wanted to do as long as I didn't hurt anyone, and if I didn't get my way it was because of "their" narrow-mindedness. There was no way I could be wrong about anything, and I knew my opinion as to how things should be were the same as any other rational person's.

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