Edward Nashton: If you are justice, please do not lie / What is the price for your blind eye?
Oswald Cobblepot: Whoa! This guy's crazy.
Thug: What does a liar do when he's dead?
Batman: He lies still.
Batman: I'm starting to see now. I have had an effect here... but not the one I intended. Vengeance won't change the past, mine or anyone else's. I have to become more. People need hope. To know someone's out there for them.
Batman: Selena, don't throw your life away.
Catwoman: Don't worry, honey. I got nine of 'em.
Thug: What the hell are you supposed to be?
Batman: I'm vengeance.
James Gordon: You could've at least pulled that punch.
Batman: I did.
Batman: Fear is a tool. When that light hits the sky, it's not just a call. It's a warning.
Batman: Our scars can destroy us, even after the physical wounds have healed. But if we survive them, they can transform us. They can give us the power to endure, and the strength to fight.
The Riddler: It can be cruel, poetic or blind, but when it's denied, it's violence you may find.
Alfred Pennyworth: You're becoming quite a celebrity. Why's he writing to you?
Alfred Pennyworth: You're becoming quite a celebrity.
Answer: In "The Dark Knight," we see Gotham State Police setting up barriers. In short, Gotham has never been shown to be anything akin to the District of Columbia, probably because Gotham is never meant to be the capital of the country.