J. R. R. Tolkien on War
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“"Victory after all, I suppose!" he said, feeling his aching head. "Well, it seems a very gloomy business."”
“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”