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1 " Equality is a lie,” Bane told her. “A myth to appease the masses. Simply look around and you will see the lie for what it is! There are those with power, those with the strength and will to lead. And there are those meant to follow—those incapable of anything but servitude and a meager, worthless existence. “Equality is a perversion of the natural order! "
― Drew Karpyshyn , The Darth Bane Series (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1-3)
2 " When all the options are wrong,” he muttered to himself in the darkness, “what does it matter which one I choose? "
3 " Take what makes you weak and turn it into something that makes you strong. "
4 " Working to make everybody equal didn’t leave much chance for anyone to achieve greatness. "
5 " What happened to the others?” she wanted to know. “I killed them,” he replied. Zannah seemed to think about this for a moment before shrugging indifferently. “Then they were weak,” she said with simple conviction. “And they deserved to die. "
6 " The Jedi shackle themselves in chains of obedience: obedience to the Jedi Council; obedience to their Masters; obedience to the Republic. Those who follow the light side even believe they must submit themselves to the Force. They are merely instruments of its will, slaves to a greater good. "
7 " Knowledge is power, Bane. My purpose is to give you that knowledge. It is up to you to figure out how best to use it. "
8 " I will continue to study at your feet, Master. I will learn from your wisdom. I will discover your secrets, unlocking them one by one until everything you know—all your knowledge and all your power—is mine. And once you are no longer of use to me, I will destroy you. "
9 " Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Code of the Sith "
10 " If all are equal, then none is strong. "
11 " Honor is a fool’s prize,” Bane replied, reciting a passage from one of the volumes he had recently read in the archives. “Glory is of no use to the dead. "
12 " But you must always remind yourself that a Jedi values wisdom and enlightenment over all else. The great truths we seek are often difficult to find, and sometimes it is easier to seek out an enemy to do battle with … especially when we hunger to avenge those who have fallen. This is one of the ways even good people can fall to the dark side. "
13 " The dark side is about survival. It’s about unleashing your inner power. It glorifies the strength of the individual. "
14 " Equality is a lie,” Bane told her. “A myth to appease the masses. Simply look around and you will see the lie for what it is! There are those with power, those with the strength and will to lead. And there are those meant to follow—those incapable of anything but servitude and a meager, worthless existence. "
15 " Equality is a myth to protect the weak, "
16 " Yeah, how dare they try to kill you in the middle of a war? Don’t they know you’re busy trying to kill them? How rude! "
17 " Evil is a word used by the ignorant and the weak, "
18 " Set wasn’t interested in ruling the galaxy. Or destroying the Jedi. It sounded like a lot of work. "
19 " All soldiers felt the same thing going into battle, whether they admitted it or not: fear. Fear of failure, fear of dying, fear of watching their friends die, fear of being wounded and living out the rest of their days crippled or maimed. The fear was always there, and it would devour you if you let it. "
20 " Don’t count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves. "
