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Originally Posted by mr flibble
anyway what is it tennyson said
'Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die'
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Fine. Soldiers should obey any legal order. I don't think anyone was saying differently, which makes me wonder why Tennyson might be pertinent to the discussion.
For us non-soldiers, we are not obliged to follow those orders. We should always evaluate where our govenrment is leading us, and speak out as we see fit. Speaking out and participating in public discussion of the issues of the day is an important part of being a member of a democracy. It's patriotic!