Quote #17

Jim and his crew of a dozen or so specialize in loud, sloppy publicity seeking:. Myself, I like the stiletto-in-the-night approach. That's partly because I'm younger, a post-Sixties type, and partly because my thing is toxics, not nukes or mammals. : there are all kinds of direct, simple ways to go after toxic criminals. You just plug the pipes.

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