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I always assumed that the point about Wyoh's "private where private belongs" speech is that it isn't actually a programme or policy, its just waffle. Its impossible to disagree with, so everyone signs up to it. But once actual decisions about health or food or education need to be made everyone will start arguing.
– Paul Johnson
Commented Feb 11, 2016 at 22:16
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It might be worth pointing out that at the end it is stated that the controlling society created by the well meaning Luna Citizens was perhaps worse than the society of neglect of The Authority, even with the unavoidable starving and cannibalism.
– Jonathon
Commented Jul 27, 2016 at 2:38

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