This year [2016] we're seeing a really strange upending [of the party]. The money was coming from these super-wealthy donors who were… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
I mean, the people who run Guantanamo, the military, pretty much dismiss complaints by the detainees because they say that they're all… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
And, in fact, there is a connection, the people who designed this here program and who implement it are the same people… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump has put forward a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court, whom the Kochs would… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The world's a small place and people are watching; and, you know, somebody disappears, the family knows and their colleagues know, and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The idea is that if we can put our own people through something almost as bad as what they might have to… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The Kochtopus is the nickname that people who've worked for the Kochs came up with because there's so many tentacles and it… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
I kept thinking maybe in the future editions [of Dark Money] I should sell it along with, like, some kind of, you… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
There's been a 40-year effort on the far right to build up think tanks, academic programs, advocacy groups, to push a particular… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
People I've interviewed say they're terrified there may be boycotts of their [the Kochs] products, which include so many household items that… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
And to me, it was interesting, some of the people I had interviewed who knew the insides to this program said that… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
So, it, of course, makes one wonder how many other people there might be who are completely innocent, who have been sent… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“David Brock, a conservative apostate who became a liberal activist, described the Heritage Foundation, where he was a young fellow, as almost completely under… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The early think tank was not a spy operation, but it was funded by wealthy men who had no objections to using pretexts and… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Americans for Prosperity annoyed some of the Tea Partiers,” recalls the libertarian blogger Ralph Benko. “These people drove up, opened the door, put T-shirts… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“When Barack Obama took office, the fossil fuel industry was not only eager to preserve its perks but also more militant in its opposition… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the oddities of this election is the man that [Donald] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs'… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The candidates promised to cut taxes for those in the highest brackets, preserve Wall Street loopholes, tolerate the off-shoring of manufacturing jobs and profits,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“radicals in Congress refused to back down, bringing virtually the entire federal government to a halt for sixteen days in October, leaving the country… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
What I write about is how much influence it's had in things like state legislatures and governorships and congressional races. The other thing that's… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Two months into their tenure, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee also led a crusade against alternative, renewable energy programs. They successfully… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
![“This year [2016] we're seeing a really strange upending [of the party]. The money was coming from these super-wealthy donors who were really on the far, hard right, people like the Kochs. So the party and the candidates moved so far to the right that a lot of people who don't share their point of…” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d15/jane-mayer-1031_candidates_this-year-2016-we-re-seeing-a-really-str_280929.jpg)
![“[Donald] Trump has put forward a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court, whom the Kochs would be very happy with too. So it's not all bad for them.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be5/jane-mayer-1031_court_donald-trump-has-put-forward-a-list-of-p_1040060.jpg)
![“I kept thinking maybe in the future editions [of Dark Money] I should sell it along with, like, some kind of, you know, Pepto Bismol or something. I wanted it to read a little bit like a thriller, so that it truly grabbed people.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb6/jane-mayer-1031_bits_i-kept-thinking-maybe-in-the-future-edit_2591460.jpg)
![“People I've interviewed say they're terrified there may be boycotts of their [the Kochs] products, which include so many household items that everybody's familiar with, things like Stainmaster Carpet and Dixie Cups and Brawny paper towels and Lycra.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ed9/jane-mayer-1031_boycott_people-i-ve-interviewed-say-they-re-terr_3235213.jpg)
![“Americans for Prosperity annoyed some of the Tea Partiers,” recalls the libertarian blogger Ralph Benko. “These people drove up, opened the door, put T-shirts on them, then took pictures and sent them to Charles [Koch] saying, ‘See? We’re doing great things with your money.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08d/jane-mayer-1031_tea_americans-for-prosperity-annoyed-some-of_21572.jpg)
![“One of the oddities of this election is the man that [Donald] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs' favourite politicians.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dff/jane-mayer-1031_election_one-of-the-oddities-of-this-election-is_93991.jpg)
![“[The Kochs] they hate big government.” quote by Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/758/jane-mayer-1031_big-government_the-kochs-they-hate-big-government-21587_215871.jpg)