Vantage point is a lot of it. Every hero must be a villain to his enemy, after all.
[Isaak takes another slow sip of his drink, considering.]
Most men, I expect, are neither. But once one begins to make such choices, to do things that are unpardonable, or are pardonable only because of the cause they serve, it becomes much less clear cut. I think I am a better man than some of my fellows because I provide for the families of the men who serve beneath me, because the clubs I own treat their women better than the ones in Saudi Arabia do. [He gives a small, wry smile.] But perhaps those are only the motes in others' eyes.
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[Isaak takes another slow sip of his drink, considering.]
Most men, I expect, are neither. But once one begins to make such choices, to do things that are unpardonable, or are pardonable only because of the cause they serve, it becomes much less clear cut. I think I am a better man than some of my fellows because I provide for the families of the men who serve beneath me, because the clubs I own treat their women better than the ones in Saudi Arabia do. [He gives a small, wry smile.] But perhaps those are only the motes in others' eyes.