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->''"I don't fight for good, and I don't fight for evil. I just fight!"''
-->--'''Augus''', ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''

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->''"I don't put a gun to anybody's head and make them shoot. I admit, the shooting war is better for business, but I prefer people to fire my guns and miss, just as long as they keep firing."''
-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

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->''"I don't put a gun to anybody's head and ->''"Look at 'em. They're cattle; pieces of meat. What difference does it make them shoot. I admit, the shooting war is better for business, but I prefer people to fire my guns and miss, how their world ends? Plague... war... famine. Morality doesn't even enter into it. We're just as long as they keep firing.a function of natural selection, man. The new race."''
-->--'''Deacon Frost''', ''Film/Blade1998''

->''"Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves."''
-->--'''Lestat''', ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire''

->''"There is no good or evil. There is only power... and those too weak to seek it!"''
-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''
'''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''



->''"There is no good or evil. There is only power... and those too weak to seek it!"''
-->-- '''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''



->''"I don't put a gun to anybody's head and make them shoot. I admit, the shooting war is better for business, but I prefer people to fire my guns and miss, just as long as they keep firing."''
-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''

->''"Moral concepts. I'm a scientist. To me there is no good or evil, only true or false. I work with one, discard the other."''
-->-- '''Dr. Alfred Morris''', ''Film/TheMadGhoul''



->''"People think in terms of good and evil, but really, time is the true enemy of us all. Time kills everything."''
-->-- '''Master Kaecilius''', ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''




->''"People think in terms of good and evil, but really, time is the true enemy of us all. Time kills everything."''
-->-- '''Master Kaecilius''', ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

->''"Look at 'em. They're cattle; pieces of meat. What difference does it make how their world ends? Plague... war... famine. Morality doesn't even enter into it. We're just a function of natural selection, man. The new race."''
-->--'''Deacon Frost''', ''Film/Blade1998''

->''"Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves."''
-->--'''Lestat''', ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire''
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->''"Don't think I didn't notice how you've looked at me since last night. Staring at me with condemnation in your eyes. What you don't understand is that men like me are beyond judgment. I do as I will, and the world must bear my discretions with submission and gratitude."''
-->-- Xu Ping An, ''Literature/TheRiseOfKyoshi''
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->''""The fact I derive pleasure from cruelty doesn't make me feel guilty, Frank... guilt is ridiculous. There is no 'good' or 'bad'. There is only pleasure and pain... with no Heaven or Hell at the end of it!""''
-->--'''Colonel De Sade''', ''ComicBook/ThePunisher''
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-->-- '''Anatole France''', ''The Revolt of the Angels''

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-->-- '''Anatole France''', ''The -->--''The Revolt of the Angels''
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->''"Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves."''
-->--'''Lestat''', ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire''

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-->--''WebOriginal/{{Dril}}''

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-->--''WebOriginal/{{Dril}}''
-->--''Blog/{{Dril}}''
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->''"What I'm trying to say is -- There is no right or wrong apart from what you decide. Whom you choose to defend deserves to be defended simply because you chose them. You are the Fire Lord. What you choose, by definition, is right."''

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->''"What I'm trying to say is -- There ''There is no right or wrong apart from what you decide. decide''. Whom you choose to defend deserves to be defended simply because you ''you'' chose them. You are the Fire Lord. ''Fire Lord''. What you choose, by definition, is right.''right''."''
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->''"What I'm trying to say is -- There is no right or wrong apart from what you decide. Whom you choose to defend deserves to be defended simply because you chose them. You are the Fire Lord. What you choose, by definition, is right."''
-->-- '''Ozai''', ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise''
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->''"There is no good or evil. There is only power... and those too weak to seek it!"''
-->-- '''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''
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This quote is redundant, since it is already listed under Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone in the Literature folder, and the two quotes are identical.


->''"There is no good or evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it!"''
-->-- '''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''
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->''"Look at 'em. They're cattle; pieces of meat. What difference does it make how their world ends? Plague... war... famine. Morality doesn't even enter into it. We're just a function of natural selection, man. The new race."''
-->--'''Deacon Frost''', ''Film/Blade1998''

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->''Sasuke is basically a very pure person who doesn't think about whether what he does is good or bad. He just does what he wants to do, which causes troubles for others. He's very self-centered, only concerned with himself. Some people might think what he's doing is good, like avenging his parents or trying to realize his brother's ideals. But he is troubling others in this pursuit, so that aspect is bad.''

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->''Sasuke ->''"Sasuke is basically a very pure person who doesn't think about whether what he does is good or bad. He just does what he wants to do, which causes troubles for others. He's very self-centered, only concerned with himself. Some people might think what he's doing is good, like avenging his parents or trying to realize his brother's ideals. But he is troubling others in this pursuit, so that aspect is bad.''"''



->'''Veidt''': I’d hope you’d understand, unlike [[BlackAndWhiteMorality Rorschach]]…\\
'''Manhattan''': Yes, I understand without condoning or condemning. Human affairs cannot be my concern. I’m leaving this galaxy for one less complicated.\\
'''Veidt''': But you’d regained your interest in human life…\\
'''Manhattan''': Yes, I have. [[AGodAmI I think perhaps I’ll create some]].
-->-- '''Doctor Manhattan''', ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''

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->'''Veidt''': I’d ->'''Adrian Veidt''': I'd hope you’d you'd understand, unlike [[BlackAndWhiteMorality Rorschach]]…\\
'''Manhattan''':
[[BlackAndWhiteInsanity Rorschach]]...\\
'''Doctor Manhattan''':
Yes, I understand understand, without condoning or condemning. Human affairs cannot be my concern. I’m I'm leaving this galaxy for one less complicated.\\
'''Veidt''': '''Adrian Veidt''': But you’d you'd regained your interest in human life…\\
'''Manhattan''': Yes, I have. [[AGodAmI I think perhaps I’ll create some]].
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life...\\
'''Doctor Manhattan''', Manhattan''': Yes, I have. [[PhysicalGod I think perhaps I'll create some]].
-->--
''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''



-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Galactus}}'''

->"I am above such judgments as good, as evil! I am the judge! I am the ideal!"
-->-- '''Barry Metzner''' to '''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #23

->"You must '''really''' hate me to go out of your way to concoct an [[AndIMustScream unnecessarily]] [[SadisticChoice sadistic]] moral dilemma like that. Or are you just '''mocking''' the whole conceit of morals? Maybe from your vantage point the whole idea of right and wrong seems like a silly little dance."

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-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Galactus}}'''

->"I
'''[[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]]'''

->''"I
am above such judgments as good, as evil! I am the judge! I am the ideal!"
ideal!"''
-->-- '''Barry Metzner''' to '''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} ''[[Comicbook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #23

->"You ->''"You must '''really''' hate me to go out of your way to concoct an [[AndIMustScream unnecessarily]] [[SadisticChoice sadistic]] moral dilemma like that. Or are you just '''mocking''' the whole conceit of morals? Maybe from your vantage point the whole idea of right and wrong seems like a silly little dance.""''



-->--'''Baby Firefly''', ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses''

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-->--'''Baby -->-- '''Baby Firefly''', ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses''



-->--'''Jack Sparrow''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''

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-->--'''Jack -->-- '''Jack Sparrow''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''



-->--'''Dr. Gulik''', ''Film/SupersonicMan''

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-->--'''Dr.-->-- '''Dr. Gulik''', ''Film/SupersonicMan''



-->--'''Master Kaecilius''', ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

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-->--'''Master -->-- '''Master Kaecilius''', ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''



->On the front of the Octavo had been a representation of [[EldritchAbomination Bel-Shamharoth]]. He was not Evil, for even Evil has a certain vitality -- Bel-Shamharoth was the flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side.

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->On ->''"On the front of the Octavo had been a representation of [[EldritchAbomination Bel-Shamharoth]]. He was not Evil, for even Evil has a certain vitality -- Bel-Shamharoth was [[AngelsDevilsAndSquid the flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side.side]]."''



->'''Saruman''': White! It serves as a beginning. [[GrayingMorality White cloth may be dyed. The white page can be overwritten, and the white light can be broken.]]

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->'''Saruman''': White! It serves as a beginning. [[GrayingMorality White cloth may be dyed. The white page can be overwritten, and the white light can be broken.]]broken]].






->''"Child... it is'' [[MightMakesRight power]] ''that always wins. Good and evil are only words, illusions created by the powerful."''
-->-- '''{{Dracula}}''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''[[note]]'''Maria:''' [[ShutUpHannibal I don't know what you mean, but I know you hurt a lot of people. No matter what you say, that's wrong!]][[/note]]

->''"Short sighted fool. I have no interest in your narrow interpretation of morality. I'm above all that, above good and evil."''

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->''"Child... ->'''{{Dracula}}''': Child... it is'' [[MightMakesRight power]] ''that is ''[[MightMakesRight power]]'' that always wins. Good and evil are only words, illusions created by the powerful."''
-->-- '''{{Dracula}}''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''[[note]]'''Maria:'''
\\
'''Maria:'''
[[ShutUpHannibal I don't know what you mean, but I know you hurt a lot of people. No matter what you say, that's wrong!]][[/note]]

->''"Short sighted
wrong!]]
-->-- ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''

->''"Short-sighted
fool. I have no interest in your narrow interpretation of morality. I'm above all that, above good and evil."''



->''"Good and evil, savior and destroyer. These are subjective concepts that exist in the eye of the beholder. Wanting only salvation, fearful mankind saw the Ophiuchus as a savior, even thought it's power transcended good and evil."''

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->''"Good and evil, savior and destroyer. These are subjective concepts that exist in the eye of the beholder. Wanting only salvation, fearful mankind saw the Ophiuchus as a savior, even thought it's its power transcended good and evil."''



->"the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good and bad things.you imbecile. you fucking moron."

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->"the ->''"the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good and bad things.things. you imbecile. you fucking moron.""''



'''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''': Evil? I am not malevolent! I simply AM!

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'''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''': '''[[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse Apocalypse]]''': Evil? I am not malevolent! I simply AM!



-->-- ''Kierkegaard''

->''"Has the universe any unity of plan or purpose, or is it a fortuitous concourse of atoms? Is conciousness a permanent part of the universe, giving hope of indefinite growth in wisdom, or is it a transitory accident on a small planet on which life must ultimately become impossible? Are good and evil of importance to the universe or only to man?"''

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-->-- ''Kierkegaard''

'''Creator/SorenKierkegaard'''

->''"Has the universe any unity of plan or purpose, or is it a fortuitous concourse of atoms? Is conciousness consciousness a permanent part of the universe, giving hope of indefinite growth in wisdom, or is it a transitory accident on a small planet on which life must ultimately become impossible? Are good and evil of importance to the universe or only to man?"''



->''"[[TautologicalTemplar What's good for me is right.]]"''
-->-- '''William Edward Hickman''', ''serial killer'', and Creator/AynRand's [[http://michaelprescott.freeservers.com/romancing-the-stone-cold.html personal muse]]

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->''"[[TautologicalTemplar What's good for me is right.]]"''
right]]."''
-->-- '''William Edward Hickman''', ''serial killer'', SerialKiller, and Creator/AynRand's [[http://michaelprescott.freeservers.com/romancing-the-stone-cold.html personal muse]]
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-->-- '''Creator/HPLovecraft''', "Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu"

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-->-- '''Creator/HPLovecraft''', "Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu"
''Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu''

->On the front of the Octavo had been a representation of [[EldritchAbomination Bel-Shamharoth]]. He was not Evil, for even Evil has a certain vitality -- Bel-Shamharoth was the flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side.
-->-- ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic''
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->''"Child... it is'' [[MightMakesRight power]] ''that always wins. Good and evil are only words, illusions created by the powerful."''
-->-- '''{{Dracula}}''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''[[note]]'''Maria:''' [[ShutUpHannibal I don't know what you mean, but I know you hurt a lot of people. No matter what you say, that's wrong!]][[/note]]
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->''"People think in terms of good and evil, but really, time is the true enemy of us all. Time kills everything."''
-->--'''Master Kaecilius''', ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''
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->''Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns - meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can be too moral.''
-->--'''Thomas Sowell'''
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->''Morality, like other inputs into the social process, follows the law of diminishing returns - meaning ultimately, negative returns. People can be too moral.''
-->--'''Thomas Sowell'''
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->''"Morality, what the hell is that? Good over evil? Morality is finished! It's over! So naive!"''
-->--'''Dr. Gulik''', ''Film/SupersonicMan''
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->''"The only rules that really matter are these: What a man can do and what a man can't do."''
-->--'''Jack Sparrow''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''
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->''"Whatever you need to do, you do it. There is no wrong. If someone needs to be killed, you kill 'em. That's the way."''
-->--'''Baby Firefly''', ''Film/HouseOf1000Corpses''
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-->-- ComicBook/AtomicRobo to [[EldritchAbomination The Shadow]] [[OutsideGenreFoe From Beyond Time]]

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-->-- ComicBook/AtomicRobo '''ComicBook/AtomicRobo''' to [[EldritchAbomination '''[[EldritchAbomination The Shadow]] [[OutsideGenreFoe From Beyond Time]]Time]]'''
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->"You must '''really''' hate me to go out of your way to concoct an [[AndIMustScream unnecessarily]] [[SadisticChoice sadistic]] moral dilemma like that. Or are you just '''mocking''' the whole conceit of morals? Maybe from your vantage point the whole idea of right and wrong seems like a silly little dance."
-->-- ComicBook/AtomicRobo to [[EldritchAbomination The Shadow]] [[OutsideGenreFoe From Beyond Time]]
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"the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good and bad things.you imbecile. you fucking moron."

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"the ->"the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good and bad things.you imbecile. you fucking moron."
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->''"There is no good or evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it!"''
-->-- '''Lord Voldemort''', ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''

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Dewicking, since it's an inaccessible roleplay filed under Unpublished Works now.


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->''"I don't bother with petty labels such as 'good' and 'evil. Why should I? I am much more concerned with 'necessary' and 'unnecessary'."''
-->-- '''Lord Doom''', ''The Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse''
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->''Sasuke is basically a very pure person who doesn't think about whether what he does is good or bad. He just does what he wants to do, which causes troubles for others. He's very self-centered, only concerned with himself. Some people might think what he's doing is good, like avenging his parents or trying to realize his brother's ideals. But he is troubling others in this pursuit, so that aspect is bad.''
-->-- Creator/MasashiKishimoto on '''[[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha Sasuke Uchiha]]''', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
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-->--''WebOriginal/Dril''

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-->--''WebOriginal/Dril''
-->--''WebOriginal/{{Dril}}''
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"the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good and bad things.you imbecile. you fucking moron."
-->--''WebOriginal/Dril''

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->''"Good and bad were weak words. Monsters didn’t care about intentions or ideals. The facts were simple. The South was chaos. The North was order. It was an order bought and paid for with blood and fear, but order all the same."''
-->-- '''Katie Harker''', ''This Savage Song''

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