I understand why some men become soldiers: to protect the nation and all that. But a whole race of people living to be soldiers seems ... unhealthy. (David Gemmell)

I understand why some men become soldiers: to protect the nation and all that. But a whole race of people living to be soldiers seems ... unhealthy.

David Gemmell

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