The Lords of Discipline

by Pat Conroy

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In times of war, good citizens come to the aid of their country and there’s a reason for it, Will. This country is simply better than most other countries. It has values and ideals like freedom and democracy, ideals that I’m sure you would joke about, but which have been won with the blood of patriots.

Anyone who knows me well must understand and be sympathetic to my genuine need to be my own greatest hero. It is not a flaw of character; it is a catastrophe.

The crispness of their appearance was so flawless that they looked like something cultivated, vegetables grown for refinement instead of nutrition.