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Tools of Violence

Soldiers are tools of violence, feared by all;
The sage will not employ them.
His purpose is creation;
Their purpose is destruction.

Weapons are tools of violence, not of the wise man;
He uses them when there is no choice
For he values peace and tact,
And does not delight in conquest.

For who delights in conquest
Delights in the slaughter of men;
And who delights in the slaughter of men
Cannot control them.

Slaughters should be mourned
And conquest celebrated with a funeral.


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