"I know you won't break the rules. There aren't any."
— Dr. Dealgood on settling disputes by combat in Thunderdome, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
"What you don’t know is that we've decided to make the Saxxy's a lot more like an illegal underground martial-arts bloodsport. That’s right: This year there are no rules. There are, however, a whole bunch of brutal laws, traditions, commandments, and decrees, plus some rules."
— The TF2 Team, Team Fortress 2
Moxxi: This is COMPLETELY against the rules. I DEMAND to know where the ref is!
Mister Torgue: WHAT THE F*CK IS A REF?
Mister Torgue: WHAT THE F*CK IS A REF?
Teacher: We are in a sacred space. Imperial law is based on the writ of the Emperor, and here the Emperor is the only law. No writ, no interpretation. I gave you his rule. There is no other.
Judith: But natural law—the laws against murder and theft. What prevents us from stealing one another's keys through intimidation, blackmail, or deception? What would stop someone from waiting for another necromancer and their cavalier to gather a sufficient number of keys, then taking them by force?
Teacher: Nothing.
Judith: But natural law—the laws against murder and theft. What prevents us from stealing one another's keys through intimidation, blackmail, or deception? What would stop someone from waiting for another necromancer and their cavalier to gather a sufficient number of keys, then taking them by force?
Teacher: Nothing.
