“‘Truth is cheap, but information costs.’ I can’t remember … - Pat Cadigan

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“‘Truth is cheap, but information costs.’ I can’t remember who said that.”
“Vince What’s-His-Name,” said Sam. “Died in a terrorist raid or something. I thought you said all information should be free.”
“It should. It isn’t. Knowledge is power. But power corrupts. Which means the Age of Fast Information is an extremely corrupt age in which to live.”
“Aren’t they all?” Sam asked him.

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Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is an American-born science fiction author, whose work is described as part of the cyberpunk movement.

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