Value your parabatai," he said. "For it is a precious bond. All love is precious. It is why we do what we do. Why do we fight demons? Why are they not fit custodians of this world? What makes us better? It is because they do not build, but destroy. They do not love, but hate only. We are human and fallible, we Shadowhunters. But if we did not have the capability to love, we could not guard humans; we must love to guard them. My parabatai, he loved like few ever could love, with all and everything. I see you are like that too; it burns more brightly in you than the fire of Heaven
A revolutionary war of freedom, he said_ Hiawatha responded crisply, __nd I agree_ does Superman ever fly to Thailand and free the kids slaving in the sweat shops owned by the rich corporations? No, he doesn__. Does Batman ever break into prison and free the wrongfully convicted and over sentenced black man whose rights were trampled on when he was incarcerated? No, he doesn__. Does Spider man ever break into a house in suburbia and beat up the abusive and violent husband? No, he doesn__._ __o the Fantastic Four ever fly out to third world countries and defend the rights of the poor civilians against greedy American corporations? No, they don__,_ said the Pirate, not to be outdone. __hey__e all just tools used by the state to maintain the status quo,_ said Hiawatha.
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A revolutionary war of freedom, he said_ Hiawatha responded crisply, __nd I agree_ does Superman ever fly to Thailand and free the kids slaving in the sweat shops owned by the rich corporations? No, he doesn__. Does Batman ever break into prison and free the wrongfully convicted and over sentenced black man whose rights were trampled on when he was incarcerated? No, he doesn__. Does Spider man ever break into a house in suburbia and beat up the abusive and violent husband? No, he doesn__._ __o the Fantastic Four ever fly out to third world countries and defend the rights of the poor civilians against greedy American corporations? No, they don__,_ said the Pirate, not to be outdone. __hey__e all just tools used by the state to maintain the status quo,_ said Hiawatha.
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