Wrong doing must be punished. If not, it will proliferate until anarchy wears the robes of tolerance and understanding.

He put the box in Kahlan's lap. As she picked it up, she gave him the biggest smile he had ever seen. Before he even knew what he had done, he had leaned over and given Kahlan a quick kiss. Her eyes went wide, and she didn't kiss him back, but the feel of her lips shocked him into realizing what he had done. Oh. Sorry," he said. She laughed. "Forgiven.

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it.

Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor.

Wizard's Ninth Rule A contradiction can not exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.

I’m warning you, stay back! This sword has magic.' 'Magic!' the dragon gasped in mock fright. It put a claw to its breast. 'Oh, please, brave man, don’t slay me with your magic sword!