"Men who look upon themselves as born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance, and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions."
— Thomas Paine
"I know your type DeFoe. You've had an easy life, isn't that true? [...] Because of that, you think you're better than everyone else and you think you have the right to lead."
— Zhalia Moon to DeFoe, Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
Once upon a time there were a bunch of evil fucks.
Hardly anyone knew, because they were so good at keeping it quiet, but these particular evil fucks owned the world.
And they made the world a cruel and terrible place.
They ran the great industries that poisoned the air. Their businesses turned whole countries into slaves. The money they made could have fed and healed the population of the Earth twice over — But all they could think to do with it is hoard it.
They got away with it by being expert salesmen.
These were men who could sell anything to anyone.
They made puppets out of Presidents and started wars for profit. Eventually, they came to believe that there was nothing that they couldn't do.
And so one day—
Inevitably—
They pushed the planet's luck too far.
"In District 1, they are cruel. They are cruel as only people who have grown up without want are cruel."
— Evelyn Morris, The Victors Project
