A good warrior is a protector not a predator, a wolfhound not a wolf A good warrior is fierce upon the field; his courage is as hard as his brestplate and his mind as sharp as his sword A good warrior is meek in the places of peace. He is courteous to both those of high and low degree A good warrior respects a gallant foe; he fights with strength and judgement not with hate. He does not gloat in victory nor cringe in defeat. A good warrior respects things other then the craft of slaying. He does not disdain those who are not warriors for his vocation is their safety. Leonidas, Alfred the Great, Alp Arslan, Salidin, Robert Carrey*, T.E. Lawrance, John Glubb**, Bagnold***, my good grandfather, and at least two people I know at my church and respect very much were or are good warriors The men who fight for us today are good warriors; may they continue to be so Alexender the alledgedly "Great" and Ghenghis Khan were not good warriors they were merely technically proficient warriors *Warden of the Northern Marches in Queen Elizabeth's time ** founder of the Arab Legion which brought peace to the desert and stood well in war *** officer of the Long Range Dessert Group and scientific writer -------------------------------- Oh both Aragorn and Farimir were good warriors, Denethor once had been and Borimir once became so Hector was a good warrior Achiles was a swine