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From: milne@ICSE.UCI.EDU
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Subject: Re: Here's the Quote, What's the Title?
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Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 15:01:48 EST
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From: Alastair Milne <milne@ICSE.UCI.EDU>


>  The situation: two characters in the story are having a discussion
>  (about sabotage?). One of them says to the other that you can design
>  a system which will safeguard against anticipated error conditions
>  [here's the quote]

>  "... but you can't design a system that's proof against deliberate
>  malice."

   I can't be sure without more context, but this looks as if it came 
   from an Asimov short story.  And as I've read rather a lot of those, 
   I'd be hard pressed to say which one.


   Alastair Milne