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Here are several powerful quotes from The Will of the Many, spotlighting key themes and character moments:
🔐 On Power, Corruption & Complicity
“That’s the problem with people, though, isn’t it? They always think that other people are the problem… If all you're trying to do is change who's in control, then you don't really want to change anything.” (goodreads.com)
“Greed is by definition the moral ruler of the Hierarchy, Diago. … It rewards avarice and is so steeped in a wrong way of thinking that those within it cannot even see it.” (goodreads.com)
🧠 On Anger & Internal Conflict
“Chain your anger in the dark, my mother used to tell me, and it will only thrive.” (goodreads.com)
“But I can hate without it coming to violence.”
“Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.” (goodreads.com)
🤝 On Responsibility & Unity
“The power to protect is the highest of responsibilities, Diago. When a man is given it, his duty is not only to the people he thinks are worthy.” (goodreads.com)
⚔️ On Action & Moral Agency
“Don’t mistake inaction for neutrality.” (goodreads.com)
⛓️ On The Will System (Ceding One’s Will)
“All of your drive, your focus, your mental and physical energy, is funnelled away by these pale stone beds to be received by some distant, particularly favored Septimus. In my eyes, death would be a preferable fate.” (supersummary.com)
🕯️ On Mortality & Wisdom
“They say that young men know they will die, but only old men believe it. For some reason, I don't think that's true of you, Vis. I hope it's not.” (goodreads.com)
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