Cory Doctorow, Petard: A Tale of Just Deserts (2014), reprinted in Rich Horton (ed.), The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 (p. 317)
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All evil in the world is the result of an imbalance between the people who benefit from shenanigans and the people who get screwed by shenanigans.
— Cory Doctorow on Evil
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About Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow (born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist and science fiction author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws.
About Cory Doctorow
Cory Efram Doctorow (born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist and science fiction author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws.
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