A brass balance scale with a pile of gold coins outweighing a small white porcelain feather on a deep green background.

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Lord Cutler Beckett

Every man has a price which he will willingly accept. Even for that which he never wanted to sell.

— Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest  ·  2006

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker holds a cynical view of human nature: everyone can be bought, and the price may be one they would accept willingly. This includes even what they swore never to give up. Principles, in this claim, are only things not yet offered enough for.

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