“The corporations have already planted their own bombs. All we have to do is light the fuses.”
Neal Stephenson book Zodiac
Source: Zodiac (1988), Chapter 4, Sangamon Taylor on why violent action is not necessary against polluting corporations
“The Bagshaws aren't boys. They're bombs with very colorful fuses.”
Source: Perfect Scoundrels
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