It made smuggling easy; but I was nervous of getting involv… - V. S. Naipaul

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It made smuggling easy; but I was nervous of getting involved, because a government that breaks its own laws can also easily break you.

V. S. Naipaul

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Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (17 August 1932 - 11 August 2018) was a British writer of Indo-Nepalese descent born and raised in Trinidad. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

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Birth Name: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

Alternative Names: V.S. Naipaul • Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

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government that breaks its own laws can also easily break you.

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It made smuggling easy; but I was nervous of getting involved, because a government that breaks its own laws can also easily break you. - V. S. Naipaul

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