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-> '''Alfred:''' Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world ''burn.''

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-> '''Alfred:''' Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. [[ForTheEvulz Some men just want to watch the world ''burn.''
world]] ''[[ForTheEvulz burn.]]''



->''This is what happens when an unstoppable force...meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me... out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you... because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.''

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->''This is what happens when an [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject unstoppable force...meets an immovable object. ]] You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me... out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you... because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.''
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-> "Don't talk like you’re one of them! You're not - even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me. They need you right now, but when they don't, [[UngratefulBastard they'll cast you out - like a leper.]] See, their "morals", their "code"... it's a bad joke, [[{{Hypocrite}} dropped at the first sign of trouble.]] They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. [[HumansAreBastards When the chips are down, these, ah, "civilized people"? '''They'll eat each other.''']] See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."

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-> "Don't talk like you’re one of them! You're not - even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me. They need you right now, but when they don't, [[UngratefulBastard they'll cast you out - like a leper.]] See, their "morals", their "code"... it's a bad joke, [[{{Hypocrite}} dropped at the first sign of trouble.]] They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. [[HumansAreBastards When the chips are down, these, ah, "civilized people"? '''They'll They'll eat each other.''']] ]] See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."
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-> "See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."

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-> "See, "Don't talk like you’re one of them! You're not - even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me. They need you right now, but when they don't, [[UngratefulBastard they'll cast you out - like a leper.]] See, their "morals", their "code"... it's a bad joke, [[{{Hypocrite}} dropped at the first sign of trouble.]] They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. [[HumansAreBastards When the chips are down, these, ah, "civilized people"? '''They'll eat each other.''']] See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve."
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-> '''Batman:''' You don't want to hurt the boy, Harvey.
->'''Two-Face:''' It's not about what I want, it's about what's [[SuddenlyShouting FAIR!]] You thought we could be decent men in an indecent time. But you were wrong. [[StrawNihilist The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance.]] Unbiased, unprejudiced, fair. His son has the same chance she had. Fifty-fifty.
->'''Batman:''' What happened to Rachel wasn't chance. We decided to act. We three.
->'''Two-Face:''' Then why was it me who was the only one who lost everything?
->'''Batman:''' It wasn't.
->'''Two-Face:''' The Joker chose me!
->'''Batman:''' Because you were the best of us! [[FallenHero He wanted to prove that even someone as good as you could fall.]]
->'''Two-Face:''' [[FaceHeelTurn And he was right.]]

->'''Gordon:''' [[TheBadGuyWins The Joker won.]] All of Harvey's prosecutions, [[AllForNothing everything he fought for: undone.]] Whatever chance you gave us of fixing our city dies with Harvey's reputation. We bet it all on him. The Joker took the best of us and tore him down. [[DespairEventHorizon People will lose hope.]]
->'''Batman:''' They won't. [[ThePowerOfLegacy They must never know what he did.]]
->'''Gordon:''' Five dead, two of them cops—you can't sweep that up.
->'''Batman:''' But the Joker cannot win. Gotham needs its true hero.
->'''Gordon:''' [understanding immediately] [[BigNo No!]]
->'''Batman:''' "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." I can do those things, because I'm not a hero, not like Dent. I killed those people, that's what I can be.
->'''Gordon:''' No, you can't! You're not!
->'''Batman:''' I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be. Call it in.
->'''Gordon:''' [voiceover, speaking at Dent's funeral] ...A hero. Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed. Nothing less than a knight. Shining... [to Batman] They'll hunt you.
->'''Batman:''' You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes…the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
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->''This is what happens when an unstoppable force...meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me... out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you... because you're just too much fun. [[ActorExistenceFailure I think you and I are destined to do this forever.]]''

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->''This is what happens when an unstoppable force...meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me... out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you... because you're just too much fun. [[ActorExistenceFailure I think you and I are destined to do this forever.]]''''
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-> '''Bruce:''' That bandit, in the forest in Burma; did you catch him?
-> '''Alfred:''' Yes.
-> '''Bruce:''' How?
-> '''Alfred:''' We burned the forest down.

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-> '''Alfred:''' You crossed the line first, sir. You hammered then and in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand. Some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.


-> "Some men just want to watch the world ''burn.''"
-->-- '''Alfred'''

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-> '''Alfred:''' You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them; you hammered then and them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation desperation, they turned to a man they didn't didn’t fully understand. Some understand.
-> '''Bruce:''' Criminals aren't complicated, Alfred. We just need to figure out what he's after.
-> '''Alfred:''' With respect, Master Wayne, perhaps this is a man you don't fully understand either. A long time ago, I was in Burma, and my friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never found anyone who traded with him. One day I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
-> '''Bruce:''' Then why steal them?
-> '''Alfred:''' Because he thought it was good sport. Because some
men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.


-> "Some men just want to watch the world
''burn.''"
-->-- '''Alfred'''
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-> '''Bruce:''' I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight. But this is different, they crossed the line.
-> '''Alfred:''' You crossed the line first, sir. You hammered then and in their desperation they turned to a man they didn't fully understand. Some men aren't looking for anything logical. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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-> "Batman has no k."

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-> "Batman has no k.jurisdiction."

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