There is a similar quote in one of Poul Anderson's Flandry novels. "Crime is entirely a matter of degree. If you kill your neighbor and steal his property, you

There is a similar quote in one of Poul Anderson's Flandry novels. "Crime is entirely a matter of degree. If you kill your neighbor and steal his property, you are a murderer and a thief. But if you gather together an army of lusty fellows in the name of honor and glory, kill a few million people, take their land, and hit up the survivors for taxes, then you are a conqueror and a hero, and your name goes into the history books."