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Sub-trope of [[Might Makes Right]]. Supertrope of [[Internal Retcon]]. Contrast [[You Cannot Kill an Idea]]. |
Sub-trope of [[Might Makes Right]]. Supertrope of [[Internal Retcon]]. Contrast [[You Cannot Kill an Idea]]. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* The motto of [[Big Bad]] Makoto Shishio in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. |
* The motto of [[Big Bad]] Makoto Shishio in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. |
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* One of Franklin's witticisms in ''[[1776]]'' reflects this: |
* One of Franklin's witticisms in ''[[1776]]'' reflects this: |
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{{quote|Rebellion is ''always'' legal in the first person -- "''Our'' Rebellion". It's only in the third person -- "''Their'' rebellion" -- that it becomes illegal.}} |
{{quote|Rebellion is ''always'' legal in the first person -- "''Our'' Rebellion". It's only in the third person -- "''Their'' rebellion" -- that it becomes illegal.}} |
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:As does another: |
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{{quote|Treason, eh? Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.}} |
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== Fan Fiction == |
== Fan Fiction == |