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The web of influence which News Corporation spun in Britain, which effectively bent politicians, police and many others in public life to its will, amounted to a shadow state. ↗

— Thomas Watson, Jr.

#bent #britain #corporation #effectively #influence

And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to have the chief executive of the company, most senior person in the United Kingdom, come and answer for the policy they were pursuing. And we ducked that, and frankly that's a failure of Parliament. ↗

— Tom A. Watson

#answer #appropriate #back #been #chief

I think we're probably only about halfway through the number of revelations. I'm pretty certain there will be quite detailed stuff on other uses of covert surveillance. I suspect that emails will be the next scandal. And devices that track people moving around. That's just starting to come out. ↗

— Tom A. Watson

#around #certain #come #covert #detailed

The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself. ↗

— Tom Watson

#i #last #most #myself #person

I'd rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere; it can come right up behind you. ↗

— Tom Watson

#behind #come #fight #fire #fires

If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed. ↗

— Tom Watson

#course #design #effectively #flawed #great

No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind. ↗

— Tom Watson

#carefully #challenges #combines #course #discipline

There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#nothing #time #want

I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor? ↗

— Bill Watterson

#fair #favor #i #know #unfair

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#dots #i #my own #now #own