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“The worse the song made soldiering seem—this was far from the worst—the larger the crowd. Sure as water was wet, some of those men would be talking to a bannerman before the day was out, and most who did would sign their names or make their mark. They must think the song was an attempt to scare them off and keep the glory and loot.”

Book:Lord of Chaos

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Lord of Chaos

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Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was an American author best known for his epic fantasy novel series, 'The Wheel of Time'. His works are celebrated for their complex characters, richly developed worlds, and profound philosophical themes. more

“Instead, as the scope and scale of annihilation intensifies, an opposite presupposition becomes necessary, one that imposes onto the dead the appropriate mendacity to justify their killing. A few weeks in, the notion that Palestinians deserve to die because some of them voted for Hamas becomes insufficient to hold up the body count. Soon Palestinians become indistinguishable from Nazis, and then worse than Nazis. As their eradication continues, they must transform into the worst human beings on earth, the weight of their deaths only then sufficiently lightened.”

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Book:One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Source: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

“Yet the true significance of war lies not only in its destruction, but in its revelations. War strips away diplomatic theatre and exposes the underlying architecture of alliances — their strength, their limits, and their sincerity.”

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Author:Aysha Taryam

“Time and again, in conversation with friends, some of whom have lost family members in this killing spree, there is a sense that one must be going mad: to see so plainly the destruction, the murdered children filmed and presented for the world to look upon and then to hear the leaders of virtually every western nation contend that this is not happening, that whatever is happening is good and righteous and should continue and that in fact the well-being of the Palestinian people demands this continue--it’s enough to feel like you’re losing your mind.”

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Book:One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Source: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

“Uno de ellos, el más viejo, el que había visto muchas guerras, murmuró: —Los dioses le dieron la victoria. Pero le cobraron un precio que ni ellos mismos sabrían pagar. Aquiles lo escuchó. Y por primera vez en mucho tiempo, sus ojos no reflejaron orgullo ni dolor. Solo un cansancio tan hondo que parecía venir del fondo de los siglos. —No fue victoria —dijo, con una voz que ya no temblaba porque no le quedaba nada dentro—. Fue un pacto. Mi última gota de humanidad por su muerte. Se alejó entonces, dejando atrás el cadáver irreconocible del traidor y el cadáver aún caliente del hombre que había sido. Sus pasos resonaron en la piedra como los de un espectro que aún no sabe que ha muerto. Y en el silencio que siguió, alguien señaló el suelo: dos charcos de sangre, separados, pero del mismo color. Del mismo peso. De la misma eternidad. Allí yacían dos hombres. Uno había dejado de respirar. El otro, de ser. Los dioses, desde lo alto, guardaron silencio. Porque sabían que, a veces, la venganza más perfecta es también la tumba del vengador…”