"Oh, they should." "I own the place." "How could you want to raise children in a city like this?" "Well, I was raised here." "I turned out okay." "Is Wayne Manor in the city limits?" "Is--?" "Heh-heh." "The Palisades?" "Sure." "You know, as our new DA, you might wanna figure out where your jurisdiction ends." "I'm talking about the kind of city that idolizes a masked vigilante." "Gotham City is proud of an ordinary citizen standing up for what's right." "Gotham needs heroes like you, elected officials..." "...not a man who thinks he's above the law." "Who appointed the Batman?" "We did." "All of us who stood by and let scum take control of our city." "But this is a democracy, Harvey." "When their enemies were at the gates the Romans would suspend democracy and appoint one man to protect the city." "It wasn't considered an honor, it was a public service." "Harvey, the last man that they appointed to protect the republic was named Caesar..." "...and he never gave up his power." "Okay, fine." "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." "Like..."