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-->-- Alexander Hamilton, ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', "The Election fo 1800"

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-->-- Alexander Hamilton, ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', "The Election fo of 1800"
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->If [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] invaded Hell, I would give a favourable reference to the Devil.
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill'''

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->If [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] invaded Hell, I would give a favourable reference to the Devil.
Devil in the House of Commons.
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill'''
'''UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill''', on Britain allying with Stalin's USSR following the German invasion in 1941

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''And I went. "No fucking way, man! No fucking way. I'm a young man. I'm not eating myself into this situation
where I need drugs for life. What's Plan B?"''\\

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''And I went. "No fucking way, man! No fucking way. I'm a young man. I'm not eating myself into this situation
situation where I need drugs for life. What's Plan B?"''\\
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->''So [my doctor] does a big test on me, runs a load of things and then comes back with a big, serious face on. I said, "What's wrong?" and he goes, "Well, your cholesterol. Your cholesterol is very high." Now, my cholesterol was ludicrous. Pick-a-number-and-double-it type high.''\\
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''I'm saying, "What am I gonna do?"''\\
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''And he says, "Well, I'm afraid there are two things you can do. Plan A is a drug called statin. You take these drugs and you take them every day until you die."''\\
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''And I went. "No fucking way, man! No fucking way. I'm a young man. I'm not eating myself into this situation
where I need drugs for life. What's Plan B?"''\\
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''And he said, "A harsh regime of exercise."''\\
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''And I said, "Let us urgently reconsider Plan A. And in fact, I'm fuckin' angry at the way you hid Plan B behind Plan A, knowing full well I would reject Plan A out of hand and then you'd spring me with the genuinely prickish Plan B."''
-->-- '''Creator/DaraOBriain''', ''This Is The Show''
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-> ''We have on like seventy-five different fronts''

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-> ''We have fought on like seventy-five different fronts''
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->'''Serini Toormuck''': [[BluntYes ''Yes!'']] Xykon is a vicious asshole, but he just wants to ''rule'' the world, not destroy it. And the world is a big place. It can survive a few years of a villain calling the shots before someone topples him.

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->'''Serini Toormuck''': [[BluntYes ''Yes!'']] ''Yes!'' Xykon is a vicious asshole, but he just wants to ''rule'' the world, not destroy it. And the world is a big place. It can survive a few years of a villain calling the shots before someone topples him.
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->'''Serini Toormuck''': You think? I sort noticed all the other Gates winking out one by one.

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->'''Serini Toormuck''': You think? I sort of noticed all the other Gates winking out one by one.



->'''Serini Toormuck''': ''Yes!'' Xykon is a vicious asshole, but he just wants to ''rule'' the world, not destroy it. And the world is a big place. It can survive a few years of a villain calling the shots before someone topples him.

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->'''Serini Toormuck''': ''Yes!'' [[BluntYes ''Yes!'']] Xykon is a vicious asshole, but he just wants to ''rule'' the world, not destroy it. And the world is a big place. It can survive a few years of a villain calling the shots before someone topples him.
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-> ''Jefferson has belief; Burr has'' none.

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-> ''Jefferson has belief; beliefs; Burr has'' none.
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-> ''I have never agreed with Jefferson once''
-> ''We have on like seventy-five different fronts''
-> ''But when all is said and all is done''
-> ''Jefferson has belief; Burr has'' none.
-->-- Alexander Hamilton, ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', "The Election fo 1800"
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->'''O-Chul''': You clearly know all about the circumstances of the destruction of Soon's Gate.
->'''Serini Toormuck''': You think? I sort noticed all the other Gates winking out one by one.
->'''O-Chul''': Then you must know that at the time I made the decision, I had no other choice.
->'''Serini Toormuck''': ''Of course'' you had another choice!
->'''O-Chul''': To let [[BigBad Xykon]] emerge victorious?!
->'''Serini Toormuck''': ''Yes!'' Xykon is a vicious asshole, but he just wants to ''rule'' the world, not destroy it. And the world is a big place. It can survive a few years of a villain calling the shots before someone topples him.
->'''Lien''': The ''world'' might survive, but a lot of innocent people won't!
->'''Serini Toormuck''': A lot ''will'', though. More than if ''everything'' blows up! And who knows? Some folks may end up better off. There are a lot of kobolds and orcs and trolls that aren't doing so great under the current setup. My job is protect the ''world.'' Not the status quo.
->'''Lien''': This is ridiculous! You can't just let everything be ruined and hope to fix it afterward!
->'''Serini Toormuck''': And you can't keep knocking over the gameboard whenever your side starts losing!
-->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

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->If [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] invaded Hell, I would give a favourable reference to the Devil.
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill'''
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->''"I always thought people were essentially bright. Distracted, sure, and weak, and beaten, but never stupid. And then you show them, here is two people who want to be president. [[PresidentEvil One is evil]], but you can deal with him because he actually harbors beliefs. The other one [[ManipulativeBastard will tell any lie, wear any mask, to become president]], and not only that, [[TheCaligula he fucking hates you, and he's doing this just so he can make your lives hell]]. [[SubvertedTrope And who do you think they vote for?]]. [[HumansAreMorons Stupid]].''

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->''"I always thought people were essentially bright. Distracted, sure, and weak, and beaten, but never stupid. And then you show them, here is two people who want to be president. [[PresidentEvil One is evil]], but you can deal with him because he actually harbors beliefs. The other one [[ManipulativeBastard will tell any lie, wear any mask, to become president]], and not only that, [[TheCaligula he fucking hates you, and he's doing this just so he can make your lives hell]]. [[SubvertedTrope And who do you think they vote for?]]. for?]] [[HumansAreMorons Stupid]].''
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-->'''Spider Jerusalem''', ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''

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-->'''Spider -->--'''Spider Jerusalem''', ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''
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->''"I always thought people were essentially bright. Distracted, sure, and weak, and beaten, but never stupid. And then you show them, here is two people who want to be president. [[PresidentEvil One is evil]], but you can deal with him because he actually harbors beliefs. The other one [[ManipulativeBastard will tell any lie, wear any mask, to become president]], and not only that, [[TheCaligula he fucking hates you, and he's doing this just so he can make your lives hell]]. [[SubvertedTrope And who do you think they vote for?]]. [[HumansAreMorons Stupid]].''
-->'''Spider Jerusalem''', ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''
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->''"Evil is evil, Stregobor. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. I'm not judging you. I haven't only done good in my life either. But now, if I have to choose between one evil and another... then I prefer not to choose at all."''
-->-- '''Geralt of Rivia''', ''Series/TheWitcher2019''

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-->--'''Dr. Armstrong,''' ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''

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-->--'''Dr. -->-- '''Dr. Armstrong,''' ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''Brief]]''

->'''Blake:''' I can't believe we live in a world where ''[[WellIntentionedExtremist Sienna]]'' is considered a moderate.\\
'''Ren:''' I think it's context. If you have one group that wants to [[FinalSolution wage an eternal war and eradicate an entire species]], and another that wants to [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters just be terrorists and kill a few people]], then one is going to seem more moderate than the other, even if they really aren't.
-->-- ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY'', chapter 77
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-->--'''Dr. Armstrong,''' ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''

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-->--'''Dr. Armstrong,''' ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''Brief]]''
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-->-- '''Geralt Of Rivia''', ''Literature/TheLastWish''

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-->-- '''Geralt Of Rivia''', ''Literature/TheLastWish''''Literature/TheLastWish''

->''"[[BlackAndGreyMorality There are no good guys in this war]], but at least [[HumanoidAbomination your master]] wants us alive. ''Some'' of us. Your master is happy to indulge his willing servants with a semblance of freedom, and to ignore the rest; [[EldritchAbomination the Sleeper]] leaves only soul-raped corpses behind.''
-->--'''Dr. Armstrong,''' ''[[Literature/TheLaundryFiles The Delirium Brief]]''
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-->-- '''Ratchet''', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''

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-->-- '''Ratchet''', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''

->''"But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all."''
-->-- '''Geralt Of Rivia''', ''Literature/TheLastWish''
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-->-- '''Echo''', ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''

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-->-- '''Echo''', ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''
->''"Aligning with the lesser of two evils is still siding with evil."''
-->-- '''Ratchet''', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''
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->''"I think her bad guys are badder than my bad guys."''
-->-- '''Echo''', ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''

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