"Those who think they can solve everything by themselves despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary will quickly learn that error once the opposition is to great," Leto said. "Although they might not live to reap the benefits."
This was the obvious answer. But then there were those, like his father, who could see things that others could not. Despite the visions that humanity was approaching extinction, Paul Atreides had not been able to make the final sacrifice. Leto frowned.
"Like water, lives should not be wasted." The Jihad killed sixty billion people across the galaxy, but the alternative would have been worse. "My life isn't my own, but belongs to my tribe. As it belongs to my tribe, it is also not mine to hold on to if sacrifice needs to be made." His father had seen the sacrifice needing to be made in order to save humanity. He had found the price to terrible. Leto looked up at Anakin Skywalker. "A sacrifice is never heroism. It's not done to strengthen your ego but to destroy it. Only others will reap the benefits of a sacrifice you make, while you yourself will, if you're lucky, only find death."
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This was the obvious answer. But then there were those, like his father, who could see things that others could not. Despite the visions that humanity was approaching extinction, Paul Atreides had not been able to make the final sacrifice. Leto frowned.
"Like water, lives should not be wasted." The Jihad killed sixty billion people across the galaxy, but the alternative would have been worse. "My life isn't my own, but belongs to my tribe. As it belongs to my tribe, it is also not mine to hold on to if sacrifice needs to be made." His father had seen the sacrifice needing to be made in order to save humanity. He had found the price to terrible. Leto looked up at Anakin Skywalker. "A sacrifice is never heroism. It's not done to strengthen your ego but to destroy it. Only others will reap the benefits of a sacrifice you make, while you yourself will, if you're lucky, only find death."