“One who rules is ruled.”

“He who refuses to rule is liable to be ruled by one who is worse than himself.”

“He does not rule us. No one can rule us. No one can rule anyone who does not first agree to the ruling." She smiled a trace at Aeriel and patted the little camp dog, which was whining for more tidbits. "One must rule oneself.”

“No one disputes that seeming order can come out of the application of simple rules. But who wrote the rules?”

“Believe nothing others tell you. That is Rule No 1 of life in Astro City.But what if the ones who set the rules are the ones lying to you?What if the ones who reprimand the rule-breakers are lying to you?Who do you believe when there is nobody left to believe?”

“Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.”