"So, in this formula, suffering is one, and happiness is ten thousand."
"For the greatest happiness of the greatest number, isn't it justified to sacrifice that one?"
"By protecting Luigi, I am protecting the possibility of this greatest happiness."
"No."
Roosevelt heard Leo's inflammatory moral defense and immediately refuted him, his tone firm.
"That is the origin of mob rule, Leo."
"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."
"Luigi broke the contract."
"He took the law into his own hands."
Roosevelt's voice echoed in Leo's mind, but it did nothing to extinguish the fire in his heart. Instead, it only made him more agitated.
'Mr. President, you're moving the goalposts,' Leo retorted in his mind. 'We're not talking about anarchic, indiscriminate killing. We're talking about a specific, extreme evil being stopped.'
