History Quotes / GoodIsImpotent

-->--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', "Enter Magneto"

-->--'''Timjer''', [[https://fstdt.com/8YYG$H76$8LG9#106389 Fundies Say the Darndest Things]]

-->--'''Series/TheGoodPlace'''

->ComicBook/{{Magneto}} is, ostensibly, a bad guy, but he's also a guy who tries to break the Beast out of prison, not for his own gain, but because he's helping out a fellow mutant. It's a nice introduction to how he works, especially with the way he calls out Xavier for leaving his student to rot in jail. For his part, the Beast politely refuses the rescue, which does a nice job of representing Xavier's more pacifist views. Or, you know, as pacifist as you can be while still running an outlaw paramilitary strike force featuring [[Franchise/{{Wolverine}} a guy who with can punch you with a fist made of knives]], but it still counts. Then again, with the way Beast's trial is going to end up going, it's [[DesignatedVillain not exactly a glowing recommendation for passive resistance.]]

-->--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', "Enter Magneto"

->It breaks my heart to see that Robert Beltran and Robert Duncan [=McNeill=] were chosen to face off with Creator/KurtwoodSmith's Annorax because they are two of the weakest performers in a mixed regular cast. [=McNeill=] makes Paris far too stubborn and don't get me started on Beltran's [[IdiotBall hero worship of their host!]] It's a shame because I think Kate Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan (Seven would be able to [[VillainHasAPoint see the logic]] in ''improving'' planets) would have done a much better job. As a result these scenes are pretty flat despite Smith's efforts to make them work.

->Poor Sarah Essen, an amateur in [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]]. She confronts {{the Joker}} in Commissioner Gordon's office, which is crawling with babies. Dumb move: The Clown shoots her when she has no choice but to catch one.

->I have more respect for you, Mulder. You’re becoming a player. You can kill me now, but you’ll never know the truth... (Mulder removes his finger from the trigger)...and that’s why I’ll win. Don’t worry. [[SmugSnake This'll be our secret.]]

->It breaks my heart to see that Robert Beltran and Robert Duncan [=McNeill=] were chosen to face off with Creator/KurtwoodSmith’s Annorax because they are two of the weakest performers in a mixed regular cast. [=McNeill=] makes Paris far too stubborn and don’t get me started on Beltran's [[IdiotBall hero worship of their host!]] It’s a shame because I think Kate Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan (Seven would be able to [[VillainHasAPoint see the logic]] in ''improving'' planets) would have done a much better job. As a result these scenes are pretty flat despite Smith’s efforts to make them work.

->{{ComicBook/Magneto}} is, ostensibly, a bad guy, but he’s also a guy who tries to break the Beast out of prison, not for his own gain, but because he’s helping out a fellow mutant. It’s a nice introduction to how he works, especially with the way he calls out Xavier for leaving his student to rot in jail. For his part, the Beast politely refuses the rescue, which does a nice job of representing Xavier’s more pacifist views. Or, you know, as pacifist as you can be while still running an outlaw paramilitary strike force featuring [[{{ComicBook/Wolverine}} a guy who with can punch you with a fist made of knives]], but it still counts. Then again, with the way Beast’s trial is going to end up going, it’s [[DesignatedVillain not exactly a glowing recommendation for passive resistance.]]
-->--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'', "Enter Magneto"

-->--'''Chris Sims''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/x-men-episode-guide-1x03-enter-magneto/ on]] ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'', "Enter Magneto"
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-->--'''JosephStalin''', when asked if the Vatican could counter the threat of Nazism

->{{ComicBook/Magneto}} is, ostensibly, a bad guy, but he’s also a guy who tries to break the Beast out of prison, not for his own gain, but because he’s helping out a fellow mutant. It’s a nice introduction to how he works, especially with the way he calls out Xavier for leaving his student to rot in jail. For his part, the Beast politely refuses the rescue, which does a nice job of representing Xavier’s more pacifist views. Or, you know, as pacifist as you can be while still running an outlaw paramilitary strike force featuring [[{{Wolverine}} a guy who with can punch you with a fist made of knives]], but it still counts. Then again, with the way Beast’s trial is going to end up going, it’s [[DesignatedVillain not exactly a glowing recommendation for passive resistance.]]

->You can’t even break rules. How could you be expected to break bones?

->You’re probably a vegetarian aren’t you, you big flop haired wuss!
-->--'''Dream Lord''', ''Series/DoctorWho'' ([[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS31E07AmysChoice}} "Amy's Choice"]])

->''"The Pope! How many divisions has he got?"''

->''"They say, 'Evil prevails when good men fail to act.' What they ought to say is, 'Evil prevails.'"''

->''"You’re probably a vegetarian aren’t you, you big flop haired wuss!"''

->''"Superman has morals. He has ethics. He is unrelentingly good. Because of that, I will win."''

->''"You're one of a kind in this world--or others. And now, your misguided sense of altruism sends you to your doom. It's like watching Isaac Newton die in a house fire in a vain attempt to save his cat."''

->''"I have more respect for you, Mulder. You’re becoming a player. You can kill me now, but you’ll never know the truth... ''(Mulder removes his finger from the trigger)''...and that’s why I’ll win. Don’t worry. This'll be our secret."''

->''"Poor Sarah Essen, an amateur in [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]]. She confronts {{the Joker}} in Commissioner Gordon's office, which is crawling with babies. Dumb move: The Clown shoots her when she has no choice but to catch one."''
-->--'''''Topless Robot''''', [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/09/the_jokers_10_craziest_kills.php "The Joker's 10 Craziest Kills"]]

->''"It breaks my heart to see that Robert Beltran and Robert Duncan [=McNeill=] were chosen to face off with Creator/KurtwoodSmith’s Annorax because they are two of the weakest performers in a mixed regular cast. [=McNeill=] makes Paris far too stubborn and don’t get me started on Beltran's [[IdiotBall hero worship of their host!]] It’s a shame because I think Kate Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan (Seven would be able to [[VillainHasAPoint see the logic]] in ''improving'' planets) would have done a much better job. As a result these scenes are pretty flat despite Smith’s efforts to make them work."''

->''"{{Magneto}} is, ostensibly, a bad guy, but he’s also a guy who tries to break the Beast out of prison, not for his own gain, but because he’s helping out a fellow mutant. It’s a nice introduction to how he works, especially with the way he calls out Xavier for leaving his student to rot in jail. For his part, the Beast politely refuses the rescue, which does a nice job of representing Xavier’s more pacifist views. Or, you know, as pacifist as you can be while still running an outlaw paramilitary strike force featuring [[{{Wolverine}} a guy who with can punch you with a fist made of knives]], but it still counts. Then again, with the way Beast’s trial is going to end up going, it’s not exactly a glowing recommendation for passive resistance."''

->''"‘You’re probably a vegetarian aren’t you, you big flop haired wuss!"''

->''"They say, 'Evil prevails when good men fail to act.' What they ought to say is, 'Evil prevails.'"''\\
-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

->''"Superman has morals. He has ethics. He is unrelentingly good. Because of that, I will win."''\\
--'''ComicBook/LexLuthor''', ''Series/LoisAndClark''

'''Chris''': Only until you saw him try and do something after [[{{Wangst}} three hours of deliberating]] and then [[FailureHero immediately trip over]] one of the eight hundred thousand radioactive meteor rocks scattered around his farm.

-> They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''LordOfWar''

->"Evil prevails when good men fail to act." Since [[VillainsActHeroesReact they always]] [[DyingLikeAnimals fail to act]], it's easier just to say, "Evil prevails."
-->--'''@/StongRadd''', trying to explain the above quote

-->--'''StongRadd''', trying to explain the above quote

-> They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, Evil prevails.

->"Evil prevails when good men fail to act." Since they always fail to act, it's easier just to say, "Evil prevails."