# Quote — China Miéville, Iron Council

> “History...” Jacobs spoke with terse authority. Brought Ori to a hush. “Is all full. And dripping. With the corpses. Of them who trusted the incorruptible.”

- Author: [China Miéville](https://www.leafyquotes.com/china-mieville.md)
- Book: [Iron Council](https://www.leafyquotes.com/china-mieville/iron-council.md)
- Page: 319
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/China_Mi%C3%A9ville#Iron_Council_(2004)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/china-mieville/iron-council/history-jacobs-spoke

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> “Yeah, but some of us in the wrong direction.”

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