War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would d…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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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. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.656, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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