Middle-earth March - Day 26“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who
Middle-earth March - Day 26“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”, states Faramir in “The Lord of the Rings”. This quote probably shows Tolkien’s own attitude to war. When the world is threatened by evil and the freedom of the individual is threatened, war is sometimes inevitable, but that doesn’t make it a good cause. -- source link
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