If you think that the quote regards an evil mastermind, and not a corrupt and ineffective government, then you haven't read the book. Those bad guys may have th

If you think that the quote regards an evil mastermind, and not a corrupt and ineffective government, then you haven't read the book. Those bad guys may have thought that they were being evil masterminds, but (spoiler alert) in the end, they wind up as king nothing, as civilization falls to pieces around them.