[Fear of death- of his own death, anyway- that was something he'd given up so long ago that he couldn't remember feelingit, but he's seen it in enough eyes to know it about as well as any. The five of them... They were all 'perfect soldiers' because they'd overcome that fear of losing, that's what the philosophers of their day posited. But all of them feared something. They were still human.]
[Passing on the buck of bloodshed generation to generation. The old coot was right, that really was humanity's worst trait.] I used to fight so the ones that came after me wouldn't have to, anymore. But peace and liberty don't last unless everyone is willing to take responsibility for it.
Luckily, shedding blood isn't the only way to fight.
no subject
[Fear of death- of his own death, anyway- that was something he'd given up so long ago that he couldn't remember feelingit, but he's seen it in enough eyes to know it about as well as any. The five of them... They were all 'perfect soldiers' because they'd overcome that fear of losing, that's what the philosophers of their day posited. But all of them feared something. They were still human.]
[Passing on the buck of bloodshed generation to generation. The old coot was right, that really was humanity's worst trait.] I used to fight so the ones that came after me wouldn't have to, anymore. But peace and liberty don't last unless everyone is willing to take responsibility for it.
Luckily, shedding blood isn't the only way to fight.