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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. Johnny has a plan in order to save himself. When Smith asks if Johnny has any question, he asks if Smith is above the schools rules. Smith informs Johnny that teachers aren’t above the rules and learns that he violated the policy about theft.
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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]].
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''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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