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Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but fear will do the job.

Laurell K. Hamilton

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Laurell K. Hamilton
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 19
Novelist
Writer
Heber Springs
Arkansas
Laurell Kaye Hamilton
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