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{{quote|'''The Operative:''' I believe in something greater than myself. A better world. A world without sin.
'''Capt. Malcolm Reynolds:''' [[Utopia Justifies the Means|So me and mine gotta lay down and die... so you can live in your better world?]]<br />
'''The Operative:''' I'm not going to live there. There's [[Trope Namer|no place for me there]]... any more than there is for you. Malcolm... I'm a monster. [[Necessarily Evil|What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done]].|''[[Serenity]]''}}
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* [[Worthy Opponent|The Operative]] from ''[[Serenity]]'' was both the [[Trope Namer]] and the provider of the quote.
* V in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' says as much to Evey at the film's climax:
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* A common theme in Westerns, where the heroes are often strong, simple, violent men who are fighting in defense of a civilization which has no place for them. Among the more notable examples:
** [[John Wayne|Tom Doniphon]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]''.
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