A Squire’s Trial

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- So you do glorify war? But should we not all strive for
peace? Why glorify death and destruction, homes ruined and
entire cities razed to the ground? What sort of “great experience”
is that?
- Those who seek comfort will certainly be averse to war;
those who are selfish can’t fathom such selflessness as giving
one’s life for his comrades and justice.
- I can hardly think of any wars that were fought for real justice,
only for profit, or, like you keep mentioning: their interests.
- This is true, most wars have been, for a long time now, used
only to further interests. But that is not our war. Thus, in our
war for justice, and for restoring truth, we will eliminate wars
of interest.
- And what of war being some supposed ‘great experience’
for men?
- Let me once again quote one of our own: “War is to Man,
what Motherhood is to Woman.”
- You can’t possibly compare the two!
- But indeed I can. Motherhood is one of the great tests of
woman’s character, to realize her truth as a woman – likewise,
War is one of the great tests of man’s character, to realize his
truth as a man. War and Motherhood help manifest the best
qualities of man and woman respectively, while for the inferior
of each sex that fail these tests, it serves to show their inferiority.
Though, please don’t think I say that War and service in an
army is for every man: as I said, war is but one of the great
tests for men.
- So you wouldn’t force all men to serve in the military?