Wars, conflict, it’s all business. One murder makes a villain, millions a hero. Numbers sanctify.
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
It’s chance and nuances that separate the hero from the villain. That’s how it’s always been. Righteousness is the virtue of the lazy and the visionless. Without lawbreakers and disobedience we would still be living in a feudal society.