I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions moral after a fashion. Perhaps another person, reading of my life, would name me a religious tyrant. He could call me arrogant. What is to make that man's opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I'm the one with the armies. β¨ Brandon Sanderson (2011). Mistborn Trilogy, p.27, Macmillan
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