Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something( All The King's Men)

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All the King’s Men is a novel by Robert Penn Warren. It tells the story of personal ambition in the world of professional politics. The novel takes place in the United States during the 1930s. The novel details the political scandals in Tallahassee, Florida. It is believed that the novel was partly inspired by the real-life political corruption in Florida in that time period.

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