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[darkerside]

No... it's a line from a terrific movie called The Dark Knight, and it's about the ease with which public perception is manipulated.

[edgyquant → darkerside]

No, that line is specifically about Julius Caesar being appointed by the Senate as dictator and then never giving up his power.

Though I agree it seems to fit here. Being granted an oligopoly in the name of protecting the people and all that.

[darkerside → edgyquant]

Source? I'm going to need a receipt for my downvote!

Here's mine: https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/10572/is-this-quo...

[edgyquant → darkerside]

I’ve seen the movie, and it’s in response to Rachel saying “the last dictator they appointed was named Caesar, and he never gave up his power.”

I also didn’t downvote you, and it’s against guidelines to bring that stuff up

[hanniabu → darkerside]

This has nothing to do with perception being manipulated

[darkerside → hanniabu]

The story does not, but the quote does