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Before Evil — Part 2: Dynamite
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Before Evil — Part 2: Dynamite

That which prepares the ground for building, in the wrong hands, has the power to destroy.
Bob Garfield
Apr 22, 2022
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In the second half of their conversation about the origins of tyrants, Bob and Before Evil author Brandon Gauthier consider the immense power of ideas.

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