[ John has to think on this for a while. It doesn't sound quite right to him though he can't put his finger on why. He takes a long time to respond. He could have just walked away to do something else but instead he was thinking about what Accelerator said. He only replies (almost an hour later) when he's confident about it. ]
No, he expects people to do the best thing when confronted with it.
[ And he is disappointed, often, by the people they encounter. But his persistence in his belief that people can do good is part of what makes him Harold Finch. It's part of what makes him so special. It's one of the reasons why John follows him unerringly. John would never ask or want him to change that; he'll just do everything in his power to protect him when things go wrong. ]
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No, he expects people to do the best thing when confronted with it.
[ And he is disappointed, often, by the people they encounter. But his persistence in his belief that people can do good is part of what makes him Harold Finch. It's part of what makes him so special. It's one of the reasons why John follows him unerringly. John would never ask or want him to change that; he'll just do everything in his power to protect him when things go wrong. ]