Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that
anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and
hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must
realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of
policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

Once the battle lines are drawn, it's time to pick a side.

- RT

Penned by my hand on the 24th of Phaestian, in the year 370 AF.