A relaxed hand rests beside a closed silver locket on a sunlit Renaissance stone ledge.

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Ezio Auditore

Wanting something does not give you the right to have it.

— Assassin’s Creed II • 2009

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Ezio separates desire from entitlement. Wanting something intensely does not settle whether taking it is fair, making the line a challenge to people who treat their ambition as sufficient permission.

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  • GamesRadar+Selected wording, Ezio Auditore credit and game context; 2009 edition qualification checked in source review.Reference checked

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