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“Evil done in the name of good. Evil done in the name of evil. Which is worse?”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“You could call it heroic responsibility,
maybe," Harry Potter said. "Not like the usual sort. It means that
whatever happens, no matter what, it's always your fault.
Even if you tell Professor McGonagall, she's not responsible for
what happens, you are. Following the school rules isn't an
excuse, someone else being in charge isn't an excuse, even trying
your best isn't an excuse. There just aren't any excuses, you've
got to get the job done no matter what." Harry's face
tightened. "That's why I say you're not thinking responsibly,
Hermione. Thinking that your job is done when you tell Professor
McGonagall - that isn't heroine thinking. Like Hannah being beat up
is okay then, because it isn't your fault
anymore. Being a heroine means your job isn't finished until you've
done whatever it takes to protect the other girls,
permanently." In Harry's voice was a touch of the steel he
had acquired since the day Fawkes had been on his shoulder. "You
can't think as if just following the rules means you've done your
duty.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“He was personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society he grew up in.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“Trying to figure out how something works on that deep level, the first ninety-nine explanations you come up with are wrong. The hundredth is right. So you have to learn how to admit you're wrong, over and over and over again. It doesn't sound like much, but it's so hard that most people can't do science. Always questioning yourself, always taking another look at things you've always taken for granted," like having a Snitch in Quidditch, "and every time you change your mind, you change yourself.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality