銀河英雄伝説 6 飛翔篇 [Ginga eiyū densetsu 6] Quotes

“A despotic government and a democratic government may wear different clothes, but people in power never change. They feign innocence for the wars they started, claiming only the achievements of bringing those wars to an end. They sacrifice anyone outside their circle, shedding their crocodile tears. Such performances are their forte.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“A capable man in times of peace reveals his true colors in times of crisis.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“Where normally one car was standard, such protection increased in proportion to a decline in governability.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“He shook his head in exasperation. “You know, Julian, things don’t always go the way you’d like them to at first.” “But over time…?” “They usually get worse.” Poplin pointed to a group of imperial soldiers taking full advantage of their heavy artillery to barrel their way through the cross fire.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“those with designs on the future couldn’t get there without knowing the blueprints of the past.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“Although he wasn’t trying to disavow religion, there was something immoral about any religious organization desirous of political authority.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“Killing someone in the name of faith is more vulgar than killing someone for money, for while money has common value to most people, the value of faith goes no further than those it concerns.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight

“Faith is nothing more than a cosmetic used to cover up the blemishes of indiscretion and folly. The thicker the cosmetics, the more difficult it is to see the face underneath.”
― Yoshiki Tanaka, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 6: Flight