How can you protect yourself by carrying a sword if you don’t know how to use it?’ Not me, sir. Other people. They see the sword and don’t attack me, ’ said Maladict patiently. Yes, but if they did, lad, you wouldn’t be any good with it, ’ said the sergeant. No, sir. I’d probably settle for just ripping their heads off, sir. That’s what I mean by protection, sir. Theirs, not mine. And I’d get hell from the League if I did that, sir. Terry Pratchett
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The quote by J.R.R. Tolkien that opens this post is one of my favorites in all of literature. It shows the importance of responsibility. While Maladict doesn’t quite get it, the sergeant does.

He understands that if Maladict didn’t know how to use the sword, he would be useless if someone did attack him with it. As Maladict says, “I’d probably settle for just ripping their heads off, sir. That’s what I mean by protection, sir.

Theirs, not mine. And I’d get hell from the League if I did that, sir.”

Source: Monstrous Regiment

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