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Despotism despieses nothing so much as righteousness in its victims

Gregory David Roberts

Despotism despieses nothing so much as righteousness in its victims

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About Gregory David Roberts

Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 1952) is an Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He is a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980 and fled to India, where he lived for ten years.