# Quote — Richard Morgan, Altered Carbon

> “Petty tyrant a long time back. He built this place.”
>
> “Trepp said it belonged to the Catholics.”
>
> Kawahara shrugged. “Petty tyrant with delusions of religion. Catholics get on well with tyranny. It’s in the culture.”

- Author: [Richard Morgan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-morgan.md)
- Book: [Altered Carbon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-morgan/altered-carbon.md)
- Page: 321
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Morgan#Altered_Carbon_(2002)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-morgan/altered-carbon/petty-tyrant-a-long