Changeling

“So who the hell is it who gets to name God? Or did it name itself? Wait, is this the computer that they built to say whether there’s a God or not and when they turn it on it tells them that now there is? Because, great idea for a story, sure, but history is full of people saying they’re God, and in retrospect they were all liars.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Service Model

“They were part of the problem, even though they never actively did bad things to people. They just benefited from all the bad things that had been done.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Service Model

“He also heard that other humans elsewhere had built robot soldiers, and the local humans had then had to build their own to avoid there being a robot soldier gap.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Service Model

“And are your men sober and clean-living?” the woman demanded. “Whenever no alternative presents itself, ma’am,” said Vimes.”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch