Monday, May 27, 2013

Loving that which we defend

McGavock Cemetery, Franklin, TN                                                     Photo by Mark Dolan, June 2010
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. 
JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers

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