History Quotes / DefectorFromDecadence

->'''Simony''': You're not one of us.
->'''Brutha''': I don't think I'm one of them, either. I'm one of mine.

[[folder:Real Life]]

->''"I am certain to be denounced as a 'race-traitor' by many of my so-called 'friends' for these statements. That's OK; they have a right to their opinion, as I and my Winchester have a right to mine."''
-->-- '''Milton Klein''', former neo-Nazi

->''"I did many things as a Black Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then, I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of himself if he's ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years. That was a bad scene, brother. The sickness and madness of those days -- I'm glad to be free of them."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MalcolmX'''

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-> ''"What the communist party are afraid of? They're afraid of people knowing about the true information, so they started to brainwash you since elementary school, they don't let you know about the real truth, and lock the information, thus it created a generation of fools. That's the party's mistake.''"[[note]]共产党最怕什么？它最怕人民知道真实资讯。所以从小学开始洗脑。不让你知道真情。封锁资讯。造就了一代愚民。这是它的罪过。[[/note]]
-->-- '''A CCP defector''', via from ''The Epoch Times''

->'''Simony''': You're not one of us.\\
'''Brutha''': I don't think I'm one of them, either. I'm one of mine.\\

->"Once, the Time Lords exiled me. Now, I exile myself."

->"She's killing people. [[BoomerangBigot Our people]]. It has to stop! I should have stopped it a long time ago. We shouldn't be here, doing these things."

->"In all my travelling throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have ''stayed here!'' The oldest civilisation: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core!"

->"They were ''children'', Doctor! None of them were older than fourteen years old! They knew nothing! They lived in bombed-out rooms, scrounged for food on the streets! They were ''filthy'' and they ''stank!'' The room was freezing cold, the air was like ice, and suddenly the whole exercise seemed utterly meaningless. All I wanted was a hot bath and a good meal. So I let them go. I gave them whatever latinum I had in my pockets, and opened the door, and flung them back into the street!"

->Mr. Comstock... when we next meet... it won't be to parley. See, I went out to that Hall a' Heroes to scalp your "False Shepherd" for you. Turns out, though... [=DeWitt=] speaks Sioux. He helped me to swap words with this cripple child I've been, uh... lookin' after. Now, after hearin' how the kid has fared in your city... I'm thinkin', when we take your pelt... I'll let him hold the knife.

->"We were meant for more than [[AllPowerfulBystander this;]] to protect the innocent! But if our precious laws bind you all to inaction, then I will no longer stand as your brother.

-->-- Anonymous, quoted in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare 2''

->"The other women in the village with children raised me as if was one of their own. I was not special. The people of this village are kind and generous to anyone. They do not deserve to be destroyed. This is why [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes I must protect that village]]. Therefore, I decided to deplete Nobunaga of his funds and supplies."

->"Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect; out of fear. So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence."

->"I am certain to be denounced as a 'race-traitor' by many of my so-called 'friends' for these statements. That's OK; they have a right to their opinion, as I and my Winchester have a right to mine."

->"I did many things as a Black Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then, I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of himself if he's ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years. That was a bad scene, brother. The sickness and madness of those days -- I'm glad to be free of them."

-->--'''Essem''', ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}: Visser''

->"See, I went out to that 'Hall o' Heroes' to scalp your False Shepherd for you. Turns out, though, [=DeWitt=] speaks Sioux. He helped me to swap words with this cripple child I've been looking after. Now, after hearing how the kid has fared in ''your'' city, I'm thinking, when we take ''your'' pelt, [[TheDogBitesBack I'll let him hold the knife.]]"

->"Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect; out of fear. So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence."
-->-- '''Blake Belladonna''', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''

->'''Sylvia''':Hi, Christof! I'd just like to say one thing, ''you're a liar and a manipulator and what you've done to Truman is sick.''\\

->"See, I went out to that 'Hall o' Heroes' to scalp your False Shepherd for you. Turns out, though, [=DeWitt=] speaks Sioux. He helped me to swap words with this cripple child I've been looking after. Now, after hearing how the kid has fared in ''your'' city, I'm thinking, when we take ''your'' pelt, I'll let him hold the knife."

->"In all my travelling throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have ''stayed here!'' The oldest civilisation: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core!

-->-- '''Sixth Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe "The Ultimate Foe"]]

-->-- '''Garak''' (giving one of ''three'' [[MultipleChoicePast contradictory backstories]]), ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "The Wire"

-->-- '''Diego''', ''Series/BurnNotice'', "Broken Rules"

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->"Once the Time Lords exiled me. Now, I exile myself."

->I am disgusted with this age of puny scribblers when [[Literature/ParallelLives I read of great men]] in my Plutarch.

->"He has no honor]]. No honor at all. He has forfeited my service. I stand with you, Guardian."

[[folder:Film - Animated]]

->''Once I called you brother\\
Once I thought the chance to make you laugh\\
Was all I ever wanted\\
And even now I wish that God had chose another\\
Serving as your foe on his behalf\\
Is the last thing that I wanted\\
\\
This was my home, all this pain and devastation, how it tortures me inside\\
All the innocent who suffer for your stubbornness and pride''
-->--'''Moses''', ''The Plagues'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''

->'''Sylvia''' (''phoning in''): Hi, Christof!♥ I'd just like to say one thing, ''you're a liar and a manipulator and what you've done to Truman is sick.''\\

->"I mean - I would like a position - to work for you, you know."\\
The Dean was speechless. Again he surveyed the stranger with his measuring, critical look. "You've never done any work," he said gently.\\
The man stood very straight before him and spoke almost defiantly. "No, I haven't, but is that any reason why I should not?"\\
The Dean's eyes twinkled, as they have a way of doing when you say something that he likes. "I'd say it's a better reason why you should," he returned quietly.
-->-- ''When A Man's A Man'', by Harold Bell Wright

->'''Arbiter''': You were going to leave the [[SuperTeam Protectorate]]? You had to have been.\\
'''Nix''': Yeah.\\
'''Arbiter''': Just like that?\\
'''Nix''': It's gone. Doomed. We lost Alexandria, we lost Legend and Eidolon. The new team doesn't hit half as hard. Look at Rime. Taken out of action like that. Protectorate's a shadow of what it was.
-->-- ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', [[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/drone-23-2 Drone 23.2]]

->'''Edriss:''' You think you’re leaving?
->'''Essam:''' Yes, Allison. I-
->'''Edriss:''' I am Sub-Visser Four-hundred-nine, not ‘Allison’!
->'''Essam:''' Yes, Sub-Visser. But I am no longer a member of the Empire. I have chosen death over a continuation of [[AlienInvasion this despicable mission]].
->'''Edriss:''' Despicable? Have you gone mad, Essam? We are [[PuppeteerParasite Yeerks!]]
->'''Essam:''' Yes, we are. [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch But we will have to find a better way than this]].
-->--''Literature/{{Animorphs}}: Visser''

->She's killing people. [[BoomerangBigot Our people]]. It has to stop! I should have stopped it a long time ago. We shouldn't be here... doing these things.

->In all my travelling throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here. The oldest civilisation: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core!
-->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe "The Ultimate Foe"]]

->'''Davros:''' You...''betrayed'' the Daleks.
->'''Dalek Caan:''' [[AC: I SAW the Daleks! [[AlwaysChaoticEvil What we have done!]] [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Throughout time and space!]] I saw the TRUTH of us, Creator, and I decreed: [[CallForward NO! MORE!]]]]
-->--''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]"

->Elim and I were interrogating five Bajorans - they were ''children'', Doctor! None of them were older than fourteen years old! They knew nothing! They lived in bombed-out rooms, scrounged for food on the streets! They were ''filthy'' and they ''stank!'' The room was freezing cold, the air was like ice, and suddenly the whole exercise seemed utterly meaningless. All I wanted was a hot bath and a good meal. So I let them go. I gave them whatever latinum I had in my pockets, and opened the door, and flung them back into the street!

->'''The Heretic:''' [[RetiredBadass They called me the Conqueror when I was young]]. From sea to sea, my victories were sung. I lied. I cursed. I killed, I hurt, I maimed! Vile and cruel deeds for which I was famed. Then Thra gave [=urGoh=] and me a vision...
->'''The Wanderer:''' [[ReconcileTheBitterFoes To embrace unity, not division]].
-->--''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance,'' "[[Recap/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistanceS1E7TimeToMakeMyMove Time To Make... My Move]]"

[[folder:Music]]
->''Don’t come looking for me\\
I don’t want to be found\\
I just want to be free''
-->-- "To Be Free", by '''Tonight Alive'''

[[folder:Radio]]

->Why would I want to return here, [[BrokenPedestal when all my heroes are so damn disappointing?]] Omega, a madman, sold out by his peers; Morbius, Time Lord of the first rank, betrays his heritage; Borusa, my old friend, teacher and mentor, all he wants is immortality; and Rassilon. Oh, ''Rassilon''. [[FounderOfTheKingdom The father of our whole society]]: [[AbsoluteXenophobe a bigoted despot]] so consumed by love for his own self-image that he ''sentences the future to death''. Who's next? Hm? You, Madam President? Is that what a sniff of power on your pathetic planet does? Enjoy your corruption, Romana. I don't want to see or hear anything of Gallifrey ever again. Once, the Time Lords exiled me. Now, I exile myself.
-->-- '''The Eighth Doctor''' gives the Sixth a run for his money, ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'', "Zagreus"

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[[folder:Theatre]]

->I am disgusted with this age of puny scribblers when [[Literature/ParallelLives I read of great men]] in my Plutarch.
-->-- '''Karl von Moor''', ''Theatre/TheRobbers''

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->Mr. Comstock, when we next meet, it won't be to parley. See, I went out to that "Hall o' Heroes" to scalp your False Shepherd for you. Turns out, though, [=DeWitt=] speaks Sioux. He helped me to swap words with this cripple child I've been looking after. Now, after hearing how the kid has fared in your city, I'm thinking, when we take ''your'' pelt... [[TheDogBitesBack I'll let him hold the knife.]]

->You cannot judge me, [[IAmTheNoun I am justice itself!]] We were meant for more than [[AllPowerfulBystander this;]] to protect the innocent! But if our precious laws bind you all to inaction, then I will [[BroughtDownToBadass no longer stand as your brother.]]

->I have to know who I am... I am DONE WITH THIS.
-->-- '''Roxas''''s Diary: Day 355, ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''

->If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you should find another flag.

->'''Magoichi:''' Nobunaga will attack Saiga Village after he takes Odami Castle. [[DoomedHometown What happened to your village]] will happen to Saiga Village...\\
'''Jubei:''' Why do you care...?\\
'''Magoichi:''' Jubei, my mother died just after I was born. The other women in the village with children raised me as if was one of their own. I was not special. The people of this village are kind and generous to anyone. They do not deserve to be destroyed. This is why [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes I must protect that village]]. Therefore, I decided to deplete Nobunaga of his funds and supplies.
-->-- ''VideoGame/Onimusha2SamuraisDestiny''

->As a Prince of the Valuan Empire, all of the innocent blood spilled by the Armada is on my hands. I've done all I can to convince the Empress, and Galcian, that what Valua is doing is wrong, but I cannot convince them to change their ways. Everything I have tried has failed. [[PuppetKing I am powerless to stop them.]] My only chance for redemption is to aid you.

->You think it strange that I betray my own? Let me enlighten you how it is ''they'' who are the betrayers: before I was [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Wampiry]] I was a soldier, and before I was a soldier I was a man, and that man was Transylvanian. When I lived, I fought for this land, and in battle, I gave my life for it. I have slept for a thousand years in its good grave earth. I respect it... not like the scum outside and their idiot war. They are nothing of ''my'' kind. They invade their own homeland, no better than the Mongolians, Hungarians, Turks before them! Such disgrace, and to what purpose? They have been promised [[TheNecrocracy a Wampiry nation under their own rule]]; how does such a nation sustain itself without humans? Misguided fools. We need each other, your race and mine.

->Eventually, Superman makes it to the cave... but by that time the supercomputer has formed a Kryptonite ray, and this time the formula's right. They start blasting, and there's this great moment where Gus turns to Webster and quietly says "you’re ''hurting'' him," as though Webster just hasn't realized that this is a bad thing he's doing.

->{{Creator/Whoopi|Goldberg}} continued to throw fists for [[Creator/BillCosby Cosby]] even after we all found out that he admitted in a deposition to buying ludes to give to women. But today, [[IRejectYourReality the defender of anything and everything]] joined Jill Scott by swan diving off of Cosby's sinking ship. That leaves a confused Bill Cosby standing on a slanted deck holding a silver tray full of drinks as one of his lone supporters Phylicia Rashad throws him a look that says, "Yeah, I'm not that thirsty."

->Suddenly, our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us, hijacking cargo from companies that used [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]] labor. And the worst part was, it was working. We were being treated like equals. But not out of respect... out of fear. So, I left. I decided I no longer wanted to use my skills to aid in their violence.

->[[EvilOverlord He]] has [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder no honor]]. No honor at all. He has forfeited my service. I stand with you, Guardian. So swears [[spoiler:Raythor]].

->The day I betrayed [[TheEmpire your Empire]], Governor, was the day I finally stopped betraying myself.

->I am certain to be denounced as a "race-traitor" by many of my so-called "friends" for these statements. That's OK; they have a right to their opinion, as I and my Winchester have a right to mine.

->I did many things as a Black Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then, I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of himself if he's ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years. That was a bad scene, brother. The sickness and madness of those days - I'm glad to be free of them.

->Climate change warnings and EPA empowerment coming from actual Republicans. That's like being told pizza causes cancer by the Franchise/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}.
-->-- '''Creator/JonStewart'''

->'''The Heretic:''' [[RetiredBadass They called me the Conqueror]] when I was young]]. From sea to sea, my victories were sung. I lied. I cursed. I killed, I hurt, I maimed! Vile and cruel deeds for which I was famed. Then Thra gave [=urGoh=] and me a vision...

->'''The Wanderer:''' [[ReconcilingTheBitterFoes To embrace unity, not division]].