[Oh good, it feels and sounds like they’re treading into a slightly more comfortable direction. Qui-Gon continues to move along this path, taking a sip of his tea while he considers Leia’s words further.]
[Palpatine’s movements, heartbreaking and ruthless as they may be, make a certain sort of sense and work as a testament to his almost overwhelming guile. Make the galaxy into a dictatorship one step at a time—anything too sudden would spark more revolt than could be contended with. Not that Qui-Gon doubted any rebellion to Palpatine’s madness. The people of the Republic, such as it is, loved their freedom.]
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[Palpatine’s movements, heartbreaking and ruthless as they may be, make a certain sort of sense and work as a testament to his almost overwhelming guile. Make the galaxy into a dictatorship one step at a time—anything too sudden would spark more revolt than could be contended with. Not that Qui-Gon doubted any rebellion to Palpatine’s madness. The people of the Republic, such as it is, loved their freedom.]
What about resistance against his takeover?