Of course I would. I swore loyalty to my government every day at school, didn't I, along with the other kids, and thanked the magicians that shoved me out of their way on the street. You remember talking with Lizzie, little sycophant that she was. But - [ She taps her forehead, a demonstration of where her intentions lay. ] It didn't change for a moment what I had intended. And it kept me from going to hang before I could carry it out.

If I don't change your mind, that's fine. I do respect that you're so principled, to be sure. But if the government's as wicked as you think it is, then loudly declaring your principles makes you into a target. And I'd sooner have a good, brave, live hero than a good, brave martyr.