While the above answers are correct, I would like to add
another interpretation of the quote.
The motto "No one
attacks me with impunity" is seen in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado". Merriam Webster
defines the wrod "impunity" as: exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or
loss.
Montresor has a grudge that he carries against
Fortunato. Montresor never divulges what offense Fortunato has done to him. Regardless,
Montresor decides that Fortunato must pay for the offenses he has made against
him.
Montresor's motto states that no one will be able to
act against me without worry of punishment. The curious aspect of the story is that
Fortunato has no idea about the revenge which Montresor wishes to enact upon
him.
Here is where the motto could change in meaning. While
Montresor states that any action against him will result in repercussions, one could
also interpret the motto to say that Montresor lives his life in fear that others will
offend him or his name. To embrace a motto, such as Montresor's, circumstances must
exist so as to support the motto. What one could divulge from this is that Montresor has
repeatedly been offended and, therefore, his motto stands as a warning to
others.
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