Jacqueline CareyBattle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland
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In the epic poem “The Iliad,” by Homer, the hero Achilles says: Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland. He means that fighting for honor and glory is fine, but not as a way of preserving one's country.
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