“In inventing [General Juan Manuel de] Rosas’ self-justification, I have taken the liberty of drawing almost exclusively on the words of Tony Blair, and the various self-justifications he produced to defend his foreign policy adventures with George Bush in the Middle East and the Central Asia.”
“Self-justification is unjust.”
“Fanatics clouded by self-justification.”
“Self-justification is the enemy of repentance.”
“Any reason could be made for self-justification.”
“He had taken George, my beloved George, from me. And he had taken my other self: Anne.”