"That's exactly what he said." Turing took a sip of coffee, "He told me during yesterday's meeting. By the way, he approved the additional budget for the 'Quantum Computing Laboratory', unconditionally and without a cap."
"Really?" Bramo was surprised, "Didn't the Treasury Department people freak out?"
"They did."
Turing said, "But the Leader uttered one sentence: 'Either spend money now to create the future, or spend money in the future to buy coffins.' And then they shut up."
The two fell silent for a while, watching the busy scene at the construction site.
"Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming."
Bramo said softly, "A few years ago, Mexico was still a corrupt, backward country ravaged by drug traffickers and the Yanks. Now, it's building Silicon Valley, has quantum encryption, drone swarms, and dares to point at the nose of the British at the United Nations."
"Because someone dares to dream.
