One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust,

One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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We tried to approach this as though theres never been a Superman movie before, but at the same time respecting the canon and mythology. There are the pillars that you have to respect, and Im not about to break them. But it is fun for me to bend them and mess with them. – Zack Snyder

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What we call evil doesnt necessarily deserve any kind of respect or understanding, by any means it just deserves an acknowledgement of its complexity so we can better understand it – so we can help prevent it. – Bryan Singer

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