"Same medicine in a different bottle? You mean that in a few days, everything will go back to the way it was.
Your words seem so wise, so farsighted. You need make no effort and bear no risk.
All you need to do is shake your head and say, 'Nothing can be changed,' then sit here and drink in peace.
If the future gets worse, you can say, 'I told you so.'
If the future gets better, you can still say, 'It'll fall apart sooner or later.'
You always seem to be right, because your words can never be proven false.
But this is not wisdom. It is nothing more than sophistry. You are a coward who dares do nothing.
And on top of that, you are an idiot who thinks he has seen through everything. Why choose this particular time for a purge?
Because the war is over. The enemies beyond our borders have already declined. Politics is not some slogan people like you can toss about.
A truly outstanding ruler must not only know what is right, but also know when to do the right thing.
If sweeping reforms are carried out while the country is beset by troubles within and without, they will not help anyone. They will only make the nation and its people suffer even greater losses."
Thalia added a box of sugar cubes to the kettle and continued.
"Perhaps. What a convenient word! With a single word, you dismiss the efforts of countless people and the suffering of countless others.
Perhaps is not the same as certainty. While making your bold assumptions, did you conduct any investigation? Did you possess any evidence? Have you met any victims?
No. You merely get drunk while spouting wild nonsense.
Your denial of justice is nothing but self-deception.