“Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.”
“Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.”
“Luke smiled at his friend. “I seem to remember you called the Force a ‘hokey religion’ when I first met you.”Han looked away, embarrassed. “Well, I’ve gotten smarter since then.”
“Truth is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not they believe it."The logic in the words grated. "The first rule of scoundrels?”
“I liked you, cop. From the moment I met you. No… not the first moment. I wanted to kill you when I first met you. But then I liked you. A lot.”
“The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.”