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...you plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world — 'No, you move.'
— The Amazing Spider-Man ‧ 1963
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is Steve Rogers' whole creed in one image: conviction is not a poll result, and the right side is not always the popular one. J. Michael Straczynski wrote it for an issue where Spider-Man had just defied Tony Stark, and "No, you move" has since become a stock quotation for refusing to bow to pressure, often lifted free of the Civil War story that gave it weight.
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In context
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In "The War at Home" part 6, the Civil War tie-in arc, Peter Parker has unmasked himself and come out against the Registration Act, and is now hiding with Mary Jane. Captain America and Falcon go to find him before Tony Stark can. Peter asks Steve how he deals with going against the whole country. Cap answers with the speech: when the mob, the press and the world tell you to move, you plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth and tell the world, "No, you move." Peter leaves with them, though a Kingpin hitman is already closing in.
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- Marvel Database: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #537Quotation and Synopsis1Reference checked
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