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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 ==
* 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:
{{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.}}
:As does another:
{{quote|Treason, eh? Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.}}


== Fan Fiction ==
== Fan Fiction ==