You are wrong, ” says the man. His voice is low and resonant. The metal walls of the dome, all the knives and swords and spears, all seem to vibrate with each of his words. “Your rulers and their propaganda have sold you this watered-down conceit of war, of a warrior yoked to the whims of civilization. Yet for all their self-professed civility, your rulers will gladly spend a soldier’s life to better aid their posturing, to keep the cost of a crude good low. They will send the children of others off to die and only think upon it later to grandly and loudly memorialize them, lauding their great sacrifice. Civilization is but the adoption of this cowardly method of murder. .Robert Jackson Bennett
About This Quote
The quote by J.R.R. Tolkien, "You are wrong,†says the man,"is a compelling and relevant statement about the nature of the "warrior" and his place in society. It is also an excellent reminder that we should not be so quick to lose our own humanity in the face of other people's aggression.
Source: City Of Blades
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