Doomed Moral Victor/Quotes

"There is hope, but not for us."

—Franz Kafka

"You have the moral high ground. I can't change that... but I can destroy you."

—Jack Donaghy, Thirty Rock, "Season 4"

"I have loved justice, and hated iniquity, and therefore die in exile."

—Pope Gregory VII

"Better early to your grave than late to your own humanity."

—Captain Brenner, Advance Wars Days of Ruin

"My body may die; I may be reduced to but a single drop of blood. But those with Kenshiro's courage will rise time and again to face you; while you, Raoh, will live for the rest of your life but a mere terrified coward!!"

—Fist of the North Star

"Boy oh boy. The price of freedom is steep..."

—Zack:, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

"The whole world will vilify us now, but I am still totally convinced that we did the right thing. Hitler is the archenemy not only of Germany but of the world. When, in few hours' time, I go before God to account for what I have done and left undone, I know I will be able to justify what I did in the struggle against Hitler."

—Major General Herrmann Karl Robert Henning von Tresckow

"At every step you will hear the bones crumbling under foot, and maybe you shall hear the wind-blown voices of the dead -- guiding you forward or leading you to your doom. Yes, my children, the way to the mountain is cruel and unforgiving. And of those who struggle their long lives, spending their energy and vigour in the climb, who then can taste the melt-water of the summit and say, 'Yes... yes it was worthwhile?'"

—First Book of the Astronomicon, Parables, Warhammer 40,000