| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 018933f | Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning. | fair rule bite brawl killer lawless murderer no-holds-barred poisoner ruthless skirmish strike lose win pride fight | Robin Hobb | |
| 7408b6f | Democracies do have written rules (constitutions) and referees (the courts). But these work best, and survive longest, in countries where written constitutions are reinforced by their own unwritten rules of the game. These rules or norms serve as the soft guardrails of democracy, preventing day-to-day political competition from devolving into a no-holds-barred conflict. | no-holds-barred rules | Steven Levitsky |