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1 " Meaning evil only wins—” “—when good men and women do nothing. "
― David Baldacci , Walk the Wire (Amos Decker, #6)
2 " It’s like Mark Twain said, everybody complains about the weather, but no one ever does a damn thing about it. "
3 " government leaders made decisions that would have massive impact on millions of people, all without their knowledge or consent. "
4 " The lights blazed from every window and Decker could hear the music blasting out of the place. It was country, with a dash of rock and roll, at least to his ear. It shot through the air like a sound cannon. "
5 " column of tanker "
6 " antiwar pacifists. "
7 " In other words, they wanted to make a synthetic plague that was actually far deadlier than the original version. "
8 " Life is hard for everybody, Alex. Anybody who says otherwise has just decided to ignore all the shit that comes with waking up every day and walking out the door. "
9 " The gal likes to have fun. But I’m in my fifties. Hell, I could be her father.” “Hasn’t stopped people in the past. "
10 " It now costs about thirteen million dollars per prisoner. "
11 " You’ve been in this game long enough to know that when it doesn’t, those who ducked their responsibilities will point fingers at others. That apparently qualifies as leadership in certain places.” “Don’t you get tired of this shit, sir?” “I became tired of it my first day on the job.” Blue Man leaned forward. “But if all of us who hate the status quo were to leave, then the status quo would not only remain, it would become intractable.” “Meaning evil only wins—” “—when good men and women do nothing. I choose to do something. "
12 " But a dictator doesn’t need supporters, he just needs followers "
13 " My needs are simple, my salary more than ample. "
14 " obfuscation "
15 " chimed "
16 " any type of nearby threat. Finally, he opened his eyes "
17 " Not in the press, no. It would cause more trouble than is warranted. People need to have faith in their government. "
18 " Williston isn’t that far from here,” said Kelly. "
19 " But a dictator doesn’t need supporters, he just needs followers. And the best way to make people follow, at least in the eyes of guys like that, is to give them no choice in the matter. "
20 " WHAT ARE THOSE?” asked Jamison as they neared their destination. She indicated fiery gold plumes that winked in the darkness like ghoulish holiday lights as they zipped past. “Gas flares,” said Decker. “Coming off the oil wells. Natural gas is found with oil. They drill for both up here. But they sometimes vent the gas off and ignite it at the end of the oil wellhead. I guess it costs too much to do anything else with it in certain situations and they don’t necessarily have the infrastructure to pipe it out of here.” Jamison looked stunned. “Do you know how much gas we’re talking about?” “One stat I read said each month the gas they burn off could heat four million homes. "
