Samantha

“A man can force himself to hate if he wishes, especially if he convinces himself that it is for a higher good.” “The oppression of the few brings salvation to the many?” Omin asked, a slight smile on his face, as if he found the concept ridiculous. “You’d best not mock, Arelene,” Hrathen warned. “You have few options, and we both know the least painful one will require”
― Brandon Sanderson, Elantris

“Omin smiled again. “You act as if truth were something to be influenced by persistence, Hrathen.” “I’m not speaking of truth or falsehood; I am simply referring to physical inevitability. You cannot stand against Fjorden—and where Fjorden rules, Shu-Dereth teaches.” “One cannot separate truth from actions, Hrathen,” Omin said with a shake of his bald head. “Physically inevitable or not, truth stands above all things. It is independent of who has the best army, who can deliver the longest sermons, or even who has the most priests. It can be pushed down, but it will always surface. Truth is the one thing you can never intimidate.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Elantris

“Omin smiled again. “You act as if truth were something to be influenced by persistence, Hrathen.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Elantris

“What is a government but an institutionalized method of making sure somebody else does all the work?”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension