New Delhi, June 2 -- Quote of the day by Calvera in The Magnificent Seven: "If God didn't want them sheared, he wouldn't have made them sheep." It's one of his most memorable lines, used to justify exploiting the villagers. The quote reveals how powerful people often justify exploiting the weak by claiming it is natural, inevitable or deserved.

This quote is spoken by the bandit leader Calvera in the classic western film The Magnificent Seven. Calvera is the leader of a group of bandits who regularly rob poor villagers and uses this statement to justify his actions.

On the surface, the quote compares people to sheep and suggests that those who are weak are naturally meant to be controlled or exploited by those who are stronger. Calvera ...