[Cesare raises an eyebrow and shrugs before taking a swig of his drink.]

And there I was thinking that men should be punished for their misdeeds. Perhaps my view is archaic.

[Is Cesare being archaic? Maybe, maybe not. Draconian? Most certainly. He is not the type to forgive easily and he believes in strong punishment. How else can you deter the others from misbehaving? He smirks.]

Of course, I have never done anything wrong, you see...

[An obvious lie, deliberately such to acknowledge his hypocrisy.]