Revolutions only succeed by remaining pure. Because the human brain is utterly incapable of being both nuanced and passionate at the same time. Either we pull together in the same direction, or we fall apart.
Man can change his name, change the way he looks, but he can’t change who he really is.
I’m good at finding people.
Even the most successful men make two or three critical mistakes in their lives. It’s what they do afterward that defines them.
War is about making hard choices.
Unfortunately, treason is a hard stink to get rid of.
This isn’t a war we can win. We resist by surviving.[to Bram]
This is damage control. Either some of us die, or all of us do. You get the honor of deciding which one of those it’s going to be.[to Bram]
There’s no such thing as a small betrayal.
The way to control a democratic society isn’t through fear, it’s through distraction.
The real war isn’t against the RAPs or whatever was in that capsule. It’s against ourselves.
The graveyards of history are littered with merciful men.
