““You’re not corporate,” she said definitely. “Corporates don’t do this stuff. Not like this.”
“The corporates do whatever turns a profit. Don’t let your prejudices blind you. Sure, they’ll burn down entire villages if it pays. But if having a human face is what cuts it, they’ll whip out a human face and put it on.””

—  Richard K. Morgan , book Altered Carbon

Source: Altered Carbon (2002), Chapter 30 (p. 377)

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