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{{quote|Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. [...] You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.|Saul Alinsky, ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''}}
Johnny is busted for his writing about Mr. Smith and must deal what Smith has in store.
What this tropes is about those who enforces a rule, or sometimes the law, has to follow it else well since they’re made that a policy for reason. Any form of institution whatever is government or schools, a policy must be put in place. This rule is also true if someone is at a higher class-level as well.
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* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Who makes them
This also differs from [[My Rule Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]] because it’s about a person finding a [[Loophole Abuse| loophole]] only for another person to find one too. Often the undoing of a [[Tyrant Takes the Helm|new authority that insists all rules be followed]].
{{noreallife|All The Tropes is not a gossip site, and we don't need to know.}}
''Sub-Tropes:''
* [[All Crimes Are Equal]]: Crime Is Treated the same way and even the enforcement must follow them
* [[The Golden Rule]]: Respect the law and the law respects the person
* [[Screw the Money, I Have Rules]]: Where a person refuses to abandon their morals despite the offer being made, even if there’s something to gain.
As these sometimes contain the outcomes,
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== Literature ==
* Recommended by Saul Alinsky in his book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]'' as rule 4. The simplicity, ease of implementation and lack of moral questionably has made it the most widely followed of his 13 rules.
* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four
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* ''[[Henry IV Part 1]]''
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{{quote|'''Doug''': Does the rules apply to everyone?
'''Mr. Bone''':
'''Doug''': Well, excuse me sir, but you broken one of your rules.
''Mr. Bone looks stunned as Doug calmly shows the rules listed on a nearby in the Detention Room.}}
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)| The Simpsons]]'' is known for this.
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* The ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" has Hermes defeat an antagonistic bureaucrat by exposing her paper work error.
* In the [[Muppet Babies]] episode, "Kermit Goes to Washington", Piggy tries to change the rules in the middle of a toy boat race when she saw that Gonzo was winning. Piggy gets called out since she made the rules.
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