The Trials of Empire Quotes

“Tyranny loves apathy, but it fears a sword in the hand of a good man.”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“It is a curious thing, is it not, that you can be more like him than he is himself.”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“When one is faced with such naked evil, there is a temptation to believe that the commonfolk will see it for what it is. In reality it is tenacious, like a weed. It alters perceptions and tolerances slowly, insidiously. It must be fought constantly, and cut out at the roots.”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“Beware the tyrant – he clothes himself in the armour of ignorance’.”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“von Osterlen was a pragmatic and intelligent woman. Such people rarely indulged in religious practice save what was required of them.”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“Is it ever possible?” I asked. “To achieve good by doing only good?”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire

“The Imperial Guard had long been a corrupt institution”
― Richard Swan, The Trials of Empire