"He was always a 'belt and suspenders' type of guy" might not mean what you think it means.
>"WAR. What is it good for" meme
Out of all the plot devices of every sci-fi, fantasy, etc., movie made or novel written about a final show-down between the forces of good lined up against the forces of evil for ultimate control of the World, NOT ONCE is the shadowy group of uber elite arch-villians EVER a secret group of Central Bankers whose bloodlines have been controlling and profitting from both sides of every major World conflagration for centuries.
And any creative imaginative mind that ever DID come up with such a "fictional" antagonist in his work and began digging for source material likely didn't get very far.
"Three Days of the Condor" mailman scene.