"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
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Sir Nate

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« on: 2013-08-19, 19:08:11 »
"In the midst of martial conflict it is a soldier's duty, clad in his helmet, to thirst for blood, to concentrate on killing, to plead his case with his sword alone, to show himself in all his actions an unyeilding warrior, displaying ferocity more than ordinarily brutal. But by the same token, when the turmoil of battle is over and he laid aside his arms, ferocity too should be laid aside, a humane code of behavior should be once more adopted..."
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« Reply #1 on: 2013-08-19, 20:33:17 »

Very good, that sounds a lot like what C.S. Lewis also wrote about "ferocity and meekness" in his essay on The Necessity of Chivalry. I think that really cuts to the core of it. To be an examplar of what the situation calls for, and bring the appropriate response.
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« Reply #2 on: 2013-08-19, 22:57:49 »
Thank you, Tis from a book on the way of knights and there ways by a man called robert jones.
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« Reply #3 on: 2013-08-21, 05:58:08 »
That would be a great addition to the Knightly Wisdom thread.
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