Chapter 12
'Sentence first — verdict afterwards' — the Queen's perversion of justice, perhaps the most cited line on totalitarian process.
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Chapter 12
'You're nothing but a pack of cards!' — Alice's climactic rejection of Wonderland's authority, the moment she breaks the dream.
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