Explains that power (political power) is achieved by lying and getting others to knowingly accept the lies and “play along.”
The Most Important Scene in Sin City Reveals a Dark Truth about Violence and Power | Jon Miltimore
It's almost like Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez read Solzhenitsyn. “Power don't come from a badge or a gun. Power comes from lying. Lying big, and gettin' the whole damn world to play along with you."
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