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Sometimes fear makes people do unfortunate things.
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We're soldiers.
We have to know what we're fighting for.
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The enemy always wins.
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Heroes do stupid things, & they die.
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Which war was won without deceit & mass murder?
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You'll need to be ruthless if you're going to win the throne.
You need to inspire a degree of fear.
It makes their power brittle.
Because everyone beneath them longs to see them dead.
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Perhaps if you planned for the short term
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Sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do
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