I Dont Care That They Stole

This barb is attributed to Nikola Tesla but no verified primary source has been identified. It alludes to his conflict with Thomas Edison — Tesla worked briefly for Edison in 1884 before a bitter falling-out over pay — and his contentious patent battles with Guglielmo Marconi over radio invention. Whether or not the exact words are Tesla's, the accusation of theft was a persistent theme in his life and writings.