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I consider myself to be a man of principle. But what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, believes his actions to be moral after a fashion. Perhaps another person, reading of my life, would name me a religious tyrant. He could call me arrogant. What is to make that man’s opinion any less valid than my own? I guess it all comes down to one fact: In the end, I’m the one with the armies.
“I’ve found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.
“Tell me, mistress. What is it that you believe?” Vin frowned. “What kind of question is that?” “The most important kind, I think.”
“But what is money? A physical representation of the abstract concept of effort.
