“This is coercion,” Bruce thundered.
The patrolman smiled. “No, sir,” he said. “This is Texas.”" - Meaning and context.">
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“This is coercion,” Bruce thundered.
The patrolman smiled. “No, sir,” he said. “This is Texas.”

— Bradley Denton

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "“This is coercion,” Bruce thundered.
The patrolman smiled. “No, sir,” he said. “This is Texas.”" in the context of "p. 173" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bradley Denton

Bradley Denton (born 7. June 1958 in Towanda, Kansas) is an American science fiction author.