History Quotes / MoralMyopia

->-- Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone

-> '''John Rooney:''' [[AwfulTruth There are only murderers in this room!]] Michael! Open your eyes! [[DespairEventHorizon This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee - none of us will see heaven]].

-->[Mafia Hitman Michael Sullivan asks his boss John Rooney for justice against Rooney's son, who blew it up and ended killing Michael's family. Michael didn't get the irony of his own petition].
--> '''Michael Sullivan:''' ''He murdered Annie and Peter!''
--> '''John Rooney:''' [[AwfulTruth There are only murderers in this room!]] Michael! Open your eyes! [[DespairEventHorizon This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee - none of us will see heaven]].
-->-- ''RoadToPerdition''

->"Ah, yes, the "Because I say so" defense; as legitimized in the famous case of ''Timmy v. Mom'' and its landmark implications re: cookies before bed."

->''When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.''
-->-- ''{{Dune}}''

->-- HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone

->''"In order to enlist Evey (Creator/NataliePortman) to his cause, V traps her in a room and subjects her to [[ColdBloodedTorture the exact same torture he went through]] so that she might understand how terrible the Norsefire Party is for herself. That's right -- the renegade freedom fighter determined to topple a vile totalitarian government that uses fear and brutality to brainwash its followers ''is using fear and brutality to brainwash his followers''. So ... what's his justification there? That harsh brutality is excusable when done in the service of a greater good?"''

--> '''Neville:''' ''"You can't go out, you'll be caught again. Gryffindor will be in even more trouble... I won't let you do it. I'll — I'll fight you!"''
--> '''Ron:''' '' "Neville, get away from that hole and don't be an idiot —"''
--> '''Neville:''' '' "Don't you call me an idiot! I don't think you should be breaking any more rules! And you were the ones who told me to stand up to people!" ''
--> '''Ron:''' ''"Yes,'' '''but not to us."'''

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'''AlanMoore''': I'm a bloody genius!
->-- '''Lewis''' '''"Linkara"''' '''Lovhaug''', summarizing ''VForVendetta''

->-- '''Fitzroy Maclean''', ''Highlanders''

->-- '''Richard Wattwerson''', ''TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''

-- Kasanegafuchi {{Delinquent}}, ''YuYuHakusho'' Manga

->-- ''TheProposition''

->And one more thing, All those rich fat bastards living under palm trees, all those bitches who think life's only about putting on makeup? I don't want to hear you speaking your mind from the same perspective.

->Nothing's worse than being treated like a whore by your own companions. I'll say this once: The next time you decide to tell me what's proper, you'll no longer be one of us. When that happens... I'm going to kill you.
->-- '''Revy''', ''{{Black Lagoon}}''

->-- '''A Jovian''', ''{{Martian Successor Nadesico}}''

->-- '''Bartimaeus''', ''{{The Bartimaeus Trilogy}}''

->"[Lex] claims that to say the game is "just a game" is a big lie; it's life, with the line between game and life being less than clear. Isn't this the same character who turned on several of his friends, claiming they were still friends, but this was business? Oh, wait, I get it: If you do it, it's business, but if someone else does it to YOU, it's life. Okay, gotcha Lex. I see this kind of hypocrisy all the time in online versions of ''{{Series/Survivor}}'': Someone will lie, manipulate, and backstab with the best of them, but when it happens to them, all of a sudden they find their morals and get on a soapbox. He goes on to claim there's no bitterness, but turns around and says they sold out their values, character, and friends for a stack of greenbacks. Uh, right. Explain that to Colby, Ethan, and Jerri. Frankly, in my view, if this is really life, Lex is showing HIS true character here, which is that of a poor sport."

->-- '''Colonel Kurtz''', ''ApocalypseNow''

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->-- '''Jeff''', ''{{Community}}''

->-- '''Lewis''' '''"Linkara"''' '''"Lovhaug"''', summarizing ''VForVendetta''

->--''SamAndMax Hit The Road''

->--''TheProposition''

-> And one more thing, All those rich fat bastards living under palm trees, all those bitches who think life's only about putting on makeup? I don't want to hear you speaking your mind from the same perspective.

-> Nothing's worse than being treated like a whore by your own companions. I'll say this once: The next time you decide to tell me what's proper, you'll no longer be one of us. When that happens... I'm going to kill you.

-> "Duncan, you did seem less into integrity the day I convinced twelve of your peers that when you made that u-turn on the freeway and tried to order chalupas from the emergency call box, that your only real crime was loving America."
->--'''Jeff''', ''{{Community}}''

-> "If only the humans appreciated life as we do, I would not have to kill so many of them."

-> "...and exploded harmlessly (To me, which is what counts) on the street."

-->Every Highlander naturally knows something of the history of his own clan, but usually a good deal less about other clans, except that they were, in contrast to his own, of course, treacherous and bloodthirsty.
-->Fitzroy Maclean, ''Highlanders''

-->--'''''Survivor'' columnist Ken Kellam''', on Lex's [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech jury speech]]

--> Lewis'' 'Linkara' '' Lovhaug, summarizing ''VForVendetta''

-> "God, I love the 'fine morality' of the wealthy and powerful. You'll spill tears over your own, in a heartbeat. And then never even look twice at people below you, whose lives are ground under every day, day after day, year after year. Such are beneath your contempt, aren't they?"
->-- '''W.E.B. Du Havel''', ''[[HonorHarrington Crown of Slaves]]''

-->Every Highlander naturally knows something of the history of his own clan, but usually a good deal less about other clans, except that they were, in contrast to his own of course, treacherous and bloodthirsty.

-->''Every Highlander naturally knows something of the history of his own clan, but usually a good deal less about other clans, except that they were, in contrast to his own of course, treacherous and bloodthirsty.''

-->'''Arthur:''' A misanthrope is one who hates humanity.
-->'''Sam:''' Is that what we are? Misanthropes?
-->'''Arthur:''' Good lord, no! We're a family.

-- ''Blaise Pascal''

-->-- ''Revy'', {{Black Lagoon}}

-->--''Jeff'', {{Community}}

-->-- ''A Jovian'' {{Martian Successor Nadesico}}

-->-- ''Bartimaeus'' {{The Bartimaeus Trilogy}}